retry
/riˈtɹaɪ/
retry verb: to try or attempt again.
Verb
retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)
- To try or attempt again.
- to retry connecting to the Internet after an error
- 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
- To try judicially a second time.
- to retry a case
- to retry an accused person
Noun
IPA/ˈriːtɹaɪ/
retry (plural retries)
- 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....2024 February 12, Sourav Banik, “Helldivers 2 devs issue apology after massive server issues”, in Dexerto
retry meaning in Urdu and Kannada
retry in Urdu
- پھر کوشش کرنا
retry in Kannada
- ಮತ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸು, ಮಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸು
Examples of retry in a sentence
- 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:
- 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:
Forms of retry
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | retries |
| present participle | retrying |
| past participle | retried |
| past | retried |
| Noun | |
| plural | retries |
Origin of retry
From re- + try.
Words formed from retry
Words that rhyme with retry
Questions about retry
- What does retry mean?
- Retry means to try or attempt again.
- What is retry in Urdu?
- Retry in Urdu is پھر کوشش کرنا. See Retry meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use retry in a sentence?
- There’s a chance the error code appeared as a mistake, so retrying could help you get back to the fight in no time.
- What part of speech is retry?
- Retry can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce retry?
- Retry is pronounced /riˈtɹaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of retry?
- The past tense of retry is retried.
Words near retry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: retry (page history and authors); retry (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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