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retry

try
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trahy]
    • /traɪ/
    • /ˈriːˈtraɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy]
    • /traɪ/

Definitions of retry word

  • verb with object retry to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple. 1
  • verb with object retry to test the effect or result of (often followed by out): to try a new method; to try a recipe out. 1
  • verb with object retry to endeavor to evaluate by experiment or experience: to try a new field; to try a new book. 1
  • verb with object retry to test the quality, value, fitness, accuracy, etc., of: Will you try a spoonful of this and tell me what you think of it? 1
  • verb with object retry Law. to examine and determine judicially, as a cause; determine judicially the guilt or innocence of (a person). 1
  • verb with object retry to put to a severe test; subject to strain, as of endurance, patience, affliction, or trouble; tax: to try one's patience. 1

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Origin of retry

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English trien to try (a legal case) < Anglo-French trier, Old French: to sift, cull, of uncertain origin

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Parts of speech for Retry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

retry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

retry usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for retry

verb retry

  • blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
  • call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
  • discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
  • give over — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

noun retry

  • desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
  • discontinuance — the act or state of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued; cessation: the discontinuance of a business.

Top questions with retry

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