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retried

retried is the simple past and past participle of retry.

Meaning of retry

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) 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

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Questions about retried

What is retried the simple past and past participle of?
Retried is the simple past and past participle of retry.

Words near retried in the dictionary

  1. retributress
  2. retrick
  3. retricked
  4. retricking
  5. retricks
  6. retried
  7. retrier
  8. retriers
  9. retries
  10. retrievability
  11. retrievable

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