Retry

//riˈtɹaɪ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To try or attempt again. ambitransitive

    "to retry connecting to the Internet after an error"

  2. 2
    hear or try a court case anew wordnet
  3. 3
    To try judicially a second time. transitive

    "to retry a case"

Synonyms

All synonyms
rehearrehear

Example

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"You're all out of lives! Would you like to retry this level?"

Etymology

From re- + try.

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