retry

English

Etymology

re- +‎ try

Pronunciation

• enPR: rētrīʹ, IPA^(key): /riˈtɹaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To try or attempt again.

   to retry connecting to the Internet after an error

2. (transitive) To try judicially a second time.

   to retry a case; to retry an accused person

Derived terms

• retriable

 

Translations

to try or attempt again

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重试 (chóngshì)

• Dutch: herkansen (nl)
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• French: retenter (fr), réessayer (fr), ressayer (fr)
• Polish: próbować ponownie impf, ponawiać próbę impf

to try judicially a second time

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 复审 (fùshěn), 覆審／覆审 (fùshěn), 復審／复审 (zh) (fùshěn)

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• Irish: atriail

Noun

retry (plural retries)

1. Another attempt.

Translations

another attempt

• Dutch: herkansing (nl) f
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Anagrams

• Terry, terry, tryer