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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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2025
The decision whether to retry Chandler was now in the hands of Shawnee County's new DA, Mike Kagay.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024
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
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Verb
Not guilty Guilty Mistrial Hung jury Answer: The Massachusetts woman was acquitted after prosecutors retried her in the 2022 death of her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2025
The decision whether to retry Chandler was now in the hands of Shawnee County's new DA, Mike Kagay.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Noun
An issue loading methane propellant into the lunar lander during Tuesday night preparations for a planned early Wednesday liftoff forced SpaceX to halt launch operations and push to retry for what would be the second day of a three-day window this month.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024
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
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“Retry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retry. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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