try again

traɪ əˈɡɛn

tried againtries again

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Definition of try again - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

attemptmake another attempt at something

If you fail, just try again.

reattempt

retry

persistencerepeat an action or effort

She decided to try again after the first attempt didn't work.

redo

retry

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Expressions with try

try for

make an effort to achieve something

She will try for the championship this year.

try on

test the fit or look of clothing

She decided to try on the dress before buying it.

try out

test something to see if it works

She wants to try out the new software.

nice try

exp.

used to acknowledge a good effort

Nice try on the project—you did your best.

don't try this at home

exp.

warn not to do dangerous actions shown or described

Don't try this at home, as it can cause serious injury!

give something a try

try something to see results, especially if it is new

I did a trial run of the app before buying it.

Terms with try again included in their meaning

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give someone a second chance

forgiveness

allow someone to try again after a mistake

give someone another chance

forgiveness opportunity

allow someone to try again after a mistake or failure

have another go

retry

try again after a previous attempt

second chance

general

opportunity to try again after failure

there's always tomorrow

exp.

postponement

can wait and try again later

dust oneself off

recovering setback

recover from a setback and prepare to try again

live to fight another day

persist endure

persist despite failure or difficulty to try again later

dust oneself down

recovering setback

recover from failure and prepare to try again

Examples of try again in a sentence

She decided to try again after the initial failure.
If you fail, just try again.
He encouraged her to try again despite the setbacks.

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French:essayer encore, ...
German:versuche es noch einmal, noch einmal versuchen, ...
Italian:provare di nuovo, riprovare, ...
Spanish:intenta de nuevo, intenta otra vez, ...
Portuguese:tentar novamente, tentar outra vez, ...
Chinese:再试一次, ...
Japanese:もう一度試みる, 再度挑戦する, ...
Arabic:حاوَلَ مَرَّة أُخْرَى, أَعَادَ المُحَاوَلَة, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת שׁוּב, ...
Russian:попробовать снова, попробовать ещё раз, ...
Ukrainian:спробувати ще раз, повторити спробу, ...
Hindi:फिर से कोशिश करना, ...
Bengali:আবার চেষ্টা করা, ফের চেষ্টা করা, ...
Catalan:tornar a intentar, reintentar, ...
Czech:zkusit to znovu, pokusit se znovu, ...
Danish:prøve igen, prøve på ny, ...
Dutch:opnieuw proberen, ...
Greek:προσπαθώ ξανά, ξαναδοκιμάζω, ...
Hungarian:újra megpróbálni, nekifutni újra, ...
Khmer:ព្យាយាមម្ដងទៀត, សាកល្បងម្ដងទៀត, ...
Korean:다시 시도하다, ...
Persian:دوباره تلاش کردن, بار دیگر کوشیدن, ...
Polish:spróbować ponownie, ...
Portuguese (BR):tente novamente, ...
Romanian:a încearcă din nou, a încerca din nou, ...
Swedish:försök igen, försöka igen, ...
Thai:ลองอีกครั้ง, เอาใหม่, ...
Turkish:tekrar dene, tekrar denemek, ...
Vietnamese:thử lại, ...

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Definition of try again - Reverso English Dictionary

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Expressions with try

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