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to reattempt

to reattempt

3.2
To try again to do something after failing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈtɛmpt/
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  • He failed the driving test twice but felt determined to reattempt it next month.

Examples

  • Over the next four years, we should expect President Obama and Congress to reattempt passage.

    Blog text (9)

  • I often had to reattempt selecting a particular on-screen item.

    Blog text (14)

  • And it is not an unreasonable extrapolation to suggest that these individuals do have a certain motivation to either reattempt murder or escape the island.

    Blog text (34)

  • That is a very, very small silver lining, but I will not be reattempting my cheapo epoxy resin fill attempt

  • Were students to fail any of the three components, they would need to retake the capstone ESL course (or courses) and reattempt the entire assessment sequence.

    Academic text (2011)

  • After reviewing her errors, she decided to reattempt the math problem to improve her understanding.

  • After a short break, the climber was ready to reattempt the challenging summit he had previously abandoned.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto reattempt
∞ 1.0

To do or say something again

emphasizes retrying after a failure rather than mere repetition
to try again
vsto reattempt
461 1.0

Do something one more time after you fail

is a further attempt after failing or stopping previously
to start over
vsto reattempt
283 2.5

To do something again from the start after a mistake or problem

refers to trying again without necessarily restarting from the start
to renew
vsto reattempt
94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

focuses on attempting again after failure rather than restoring quality
to redo
vsto reattempt
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

focuses on making another attempt after failing or stopping
to relaunch
vsto reattempt
7 3.9

To start something again after it stops or after you change it

is about trying an action again personally rather than restarting a project
to retry
vsto reattempt
4 2.7

Do something again after it fails or is interrupted

is the general idea of trying again after failing or stopping
to rerun
vsto reattempt
3 2.9

Repeat a test or experiment to check the results

is about a person making another attempt after failing, not replaying
to recommence
vsto reattempt
  • Formal
2 5.6

To begin again after a pause

places emphasis on attempting again after failing or stopping
to reinitiate
vsto reattempt
1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

is more about making another personal attempt after failure
to reduplicate
vsto reattempt
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

is focused on attempting again after failure, not exact copying
to kick at the can
vsto reattempt
  • US
8.4

Try again to do something after failing

is the neutral phrase for attempting again after failure

Antonyms

to give up
∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

How Determined

to persist
62 3.7
to reattempt
3.2
to try again
461 1.0

Surface Forms

reattempt infinitive
reattempted past
reattempted past participle
reattempting present participle
reattempts third person singular

Morphology

reattempt = attempt (transparent) = re + attempt

The verb means simply to attempt something again, which is a standard and productive use of 're-'.

Etymology

The word reattempt is made of re- meaning 'again' and attempt meaning 'to try', so to reattempt (verb) is to 'try again', especially after you have failed or stopped before.