RETRY

rehear, retry

(verb) hear or try a court case anew

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)

(ambitransitive) To try or attempt again.

(transitive, law) To try judicially a second time.

Noun

retry (plural retries)

Another attempt.

Anagrams

• Terry, terry, tryer

Source: Wiktionary


Re*try", v. t.

Definition: To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

coffee icon