retry

present singular third person retries · participle present retrying · participle past retried · past retried

1. ambitransitiveTo try or attempt again.

   to retry connecting to the Internet after an error

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   On October 20, Forsen streamed on Twitch as he retried to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as he could.

   2023 October 21, Josh Taylor, “Forsen smashes xQc’s Minecraft speedrun time with impressive new record”, in Dexerto

   There’s a chance the error code appeared as a mistake, so retrying could help you get back to the fight in no time.

   2024 June 4, Brad Norton, “What error code PLUM means in Destiny 2 & how to fix it”, in Dexerto

   The problem? Unlike dying during the Great Ape Vegeta fight, you can’t retry right away.

   2024 October 9, Michael Gwilliam, “Forget Great Ape Vegeta, this is Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s most frustrating feature”, in Dexerto

2. transitivelawTo try judicially a second time.

   to retry a case

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   to retry an accused person

   Despite mounting evidence against her, the jury found Casey not guilty. Since then, she’s thrown out numerous accusations about her family, a number of which she alleged in the 2022 docu-series Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies. But amid the release of a new documentary involving her parents, George and Cindy, could she be retried?

   2024 January 11, Daisy Phillipson, “The Lie Detector Test: Can Casey Anthony be tried again?”, in Dexerto

plural retries

1. Another attempt.

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   “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.”

   2024 February 12, Sourav Banik, “Helldivers 2 devs issue apology after massive server issues”, in Dexerto