retrieve
to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
to bring back to a former and better state; restore: to retrieve one's fortunes.
to make amends for: to retrieve an error.
to make good; repair: to retrieve a loss.
Hunting. (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game).
to draw back or reel in (a fishing line).
to rescue; save.
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a shot requiring running with the hand extended).
Computers. to locate and read (data) from storage, as for display on a monitor.
Hunting. to retrieve game.
to retrieve a fishing line.
an act of retrieving; recovery.
the possibility of recovery.
Origin of retrieve
1synonym study For retrieve
Other words from retrieve
- re·triev·a·ble, adjective
- re·triev·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·re·triev·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·triev·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·trieved, adjective
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How to use retrieve in a sentence
I may be missing some time and there are memories that will never be retrieved.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe retrieved a cigarette from her purse and lit it without moving her face away from the screen.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the report, IntelCrawler published a screenshot of an email retrieved from a site used by the group.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the family hunted for anything personal that could be retrieved, they were startled when the phone began to ring.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive | Clive Irving | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe police officer passed by, asked her what was wrong and retrieved the money.
Nevertheless, under favorable conditions the situation might have been retrieved.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneEven if ordinary skill were out of the question, ordinary resolution would quickly have retrieved the initial reverses.
Argentina | W. A. HirstThe morning paper was tossed carelessly against the steps—and as he retrieved it, he noticed that this was the 15th day of June.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik PohlThen he felt that he had in a manner retrieved himself, and could retire from the five-o'clock cocktails with honor.
Questionable Shapes | William Dean HowellsShe did not sleep that night, and in those dark hours she determined that the past should be retrieved.
For John's Sake | Annie Frances Perram
British Dictionary definitions for retrieve
/ (rɪˈtriːv) /
to get or fetch back again; recover: he retrieved his papers from various people's drawers
to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive
to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save
to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system
(also intr) (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game)
tennis squash badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)
to recall; remember
the act of retrieving
the chance of being retrieved
Origin of retrieve
1Derived forms of retrieve
- retrievable, adjective
- retrievability, noun
- retrievably, adverb
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