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retry

re·try [ ree tr ]


verb  (past and past participle re·tried, present participle re·try·ing, 3rd person present singular re·tries)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb try somebody again: to try a person or case again in a court of law

2. transitive and intransitive verb attempt something again: to try to do something again



noun  (plural re·tries)
Definition:
 
second attempt: another attempt to do something

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