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retry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈriːtɹaɪ/
  • rēʹtrī

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English try English retry From re- + try.

Meanings

  1. Another attempt.
    • “As such, the issue with login remains. If for any reason you get the ‘Failed to connect to server’ issue, it means that the maximum number of login requests for that particular minute is exceeded and/or that the servers are full and will require someone to log out before allowing new players in. As mentioned above, the increased capacity should require less retries to get in.” 2024 February 12, Sourav Banik, “Helldivers 2 devs issue apology after massive server issues”, in Dexerto:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
retries Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

bg нов опит (another attempt) · nl herkansing (another attempt)

retry en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /riˈtɹaɪ/
  • rētrīʹ
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English try English retry From re- + try.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To try or attempt again.
    • to retry connecting to the Internet after an error
    • The problem? Unlike dying during the Great Ape Vegeta fight, you can’t retry right away. 2024 October 9, Michael Gwilliam, “Forget Great Ape Vegeta, this is Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s most frustrating feature”, in Dexerto:
    • On October 20, Forsen streamed on Twitch as he retried to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as he could. 2023 October 21, Josh Taylor, “Forsen smashes xQc’s Minecraft speedrun time with impressive new record”, in Dexerto:
    • There’s a chance the error code appeared as a mistake, so retrying could help you get back to the fight in no time. 2024 June 4, Brad Norton, “What error code PLUM means in Destiny 2 & how to fix it”, in Dexerto:
  2. (transitive) To try judicially a second time.
    • to retry a case
    • to retry an accused person
    • Despite mounting evidence against her, the jury found Casey not guilty. Since then, she’s thrown out numerous accusations about her family, a number of which she alleged in the 2022 docu-series Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies. But amid the release of a new documentary involving her parents, George and Cindy, could she be retried? 2024 January 11, Daisy Phillipson, “The Lie Detector Test: Can Casey Anthony be tried again?”, in Dexerto:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
retried Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retried Tense=Past lexicographic
retrying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retries Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

retriable · retrier

Descendants

리트라이 · リトライ

Translations (18)

pl ponawiać próbę (to try or attempt again) · cmn 復審 /复审 (to try judicially a second time) · bg опитвам отново (to try or attempt again) · cmn 重试 (to try or attempt again) · fr retenter (to try or attempt again) · de erneut versuchen (to try or attempt again) · ca reintentar (to try or attempt again) · fr réessayer (to try or attempt again) · ga atriail (to try judicially a second time) · bg разглеждам отново (to try judicially a second time) · cmn 覆審 /覆审 (to try judicially a second time) · ca tornar a jutjar (to try judicially a second time) · sv ompröva (to try judicially a second time) · ca tornar a provar (to try or attempt again) · nl herkansen (to try or attempt again) · fr ressayer (to try or attempt again) · cmn 复审 (to try judicially a second time) · pl próbować ponownie (to try or attempt again)