retry

retry

English

Etymology

re- +‎ try

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • enPR: rētrīʹ, IPA^(key): /riˈtɹaɪ/

  • Audio (UK) - verb

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -aɪ
• (noun)
  • enPR: rēʹtrī, IPA^(key): /ˈriːtɹaɪ/

  • Audio (UK) - noun

    (file)

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, law) To try judicially a second time.

   to retry a case

   to retry an accused person

Derived terms

• retriable

 

Translations

to try or attempt again

Bulgarian: опитвам отново (opitvam otnovo) Catalan: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 重试 (zh) (chóngshì) Dutch: herkansen (nl) French: retenter (fr), réessayer (fr), ressayer (fr) German: erneut versuchen Italian: please add this translation if you can Polish: próbować ponownie impf, ponawiać próbę impf Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

to try judicially a second time

Bulgarian: разглеждам отново (razgleždam otnovo) Chinese: Mandarin: 复审, 覆審／覆审, 復審／复审 (zh) (fùshěn) Irish: atriail Swedish: ompröva (sv)

Noun

retry (plural retries)

1. Another attempt.

Translations

another attempt

Bulgarian: нов опит m (nov opit) Dutch: herkansing (nl) f

Anagrams

• Terry, terry, tryer