RETRY
What does "RETRY" mean?
To attempt something again after a failure or rejection.
Meanings
- To try again, especially after an unsuccessful attempt. If the upload fails, the app will retry automatically.
- To try a legal case a second time. The court ordered the case to be retried before a new jury. technical
- An instance of trying again, especially an automated reattempt. The connection succeeded on the third retry. technical
Word origin
Formed in English from the prefix 're-' ('again', from Latin) plus 'try', which came through Old French 'trier', to pick out or sift.
Remember it
RE + TRY: 'try' with the 're-' that means 'again', exactly what the word does.
A little poem
The button glows again: one more, one more-
as if the same closed door becomes a door.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my code to retry on failure. Now it fails forever, but very persistently.
What it teaches
A retry is only progress if something between the attempts has changed.
Quick facts
What does RETRY mean?
To attempt something again after a failure or rejection.
Is RETRY a valid word?
Yes — RETRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RETRY?
RETRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RETRY come from?
Formed in English from the prefix 're-' ('again', from Latin) plus 'try', which came through Old French 'trier', to pick out or sift.
What can RETRY teach us?
A retry is only progress if something between the attempts has changed.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.