retrieve
verb (used with object)
to recover or regain.
is retrieving
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present progressiveof retrieve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Iran has retained thousands of medium-range and short-missiles and is retrieving the launchers from underground storage areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Instead of asking for a date, which is what happens in the rom-com version of this interlude, Gus quickly leaves while the waiter is retrieving an even rarer bottle of wine.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
The authorities say that their main concern right now is retrieving the money.
From Fox News ● Dec. 23, 2019
Downloading is retrieving a file from somewhere on the Net to your computer.
From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation
