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.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman whose widely watched murder trial ended with a hung jury last year, was acquitted of second-degree murder Wednesday after prosecutors retried her in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 18 June 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
Prosecutors intended to retry Scott and Springsteen, but by 2009 authorities had discovered that DNA samples from the crime scene didn't match any of the four men.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman whose widely watched murder trial ended with a hung jury last year, was acquitted of second-degree murder Wednesday after prosecutors retried her in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 18 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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