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British slang
Exams that students take again after failing them previously
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Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
UK
Formality
Informal.
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resits means Exams that students take again after failing them previously. It is best read as british slang associated with UK.
"resits" means Exams that students take again after failing them previously. In UK, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Major standardized examinations taken by students in their final years of secondary school
To study intensively in a short period, especially before an exam
Exam (standard term, widely used).
To fail (an exam/course - common Hinglish).
Exam; test (standard, but commonly used).
To copy in an exam; to cheat (literally "to cut").
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