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Definition of retry verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retry

verb
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪ/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they retry
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪ/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪ/
he / she / it retries
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪz/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪz/
past simple retried
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪd/
past participle retried
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪd/
-ing form retrying
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈtraɪɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] retry somebody/something to examine a person or case again in court
    • He was retried and executed.
    • They have decided to retry the case.
  2. [intransitive] to make another attempt to do something, especially on a computer
See retry in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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