re·try
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrī 
retried; retrying
1
transitive + intransitive
: to try (something) again to see if it is successful, working, or satisfactory
He retried downloading the program.
Turn the device and the router off for at least ten seconds, then turn them back on and retry the connection.—
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After a certain number of failed attempts, the system will stop retrying.
2
transitive
law
: to try (someone or something) judicially for a second time
Prosecutors decided to retry the case.
retry a defendant
He was retried on the manslaughter charge.
plural retries
: a new attempt or try
The website loaded on the third retry.
Examples of retry in a Sentence
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
Weinstein is also expected to be retried for allegations from Jessica Mann and Mimi Haley beginning on Nov. 12, according to the Associated Press, and Judge Curtis Farber will have to determine whether to combine the two cases, CNN reported.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
On March 6, Ms. Egwuatu and Mr. Onuoha and their 350 guests, including 11 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen, gathered at Houston’s Holy Trinity Cathedral for a retry.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
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Verb
The state plans to retry Glossip if his conviction is vacated, but a ruling in Glossip’s favor will get him off death row for now.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
Weinstein is also expected to be retried for allegations from Jessica Mann and Mimi Haley beginning on Nov. 12, according to the Associated Press, and Judge Curtis Farber will have to determine whether to combine the two cases, CNN reported.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
Carroll looked to have the advantage in the seventh round of the shootout when Geller stopped a shot by Prosper’s Reagan Roberts, but Geller was ruled to have left the line too early and Roberts’ retry was true to put the Eagles up 5-4.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
On March 6, Ms. Egwuatu and Mr. Onuoha and their 350 guests, including 11 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen, gathered at Houston’s Holy Trinity Cathedral for a retry.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
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“Retry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retry. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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