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retrieve
[ri-treev]
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
Hunting., to retrieve game.
to retrieve a fishing line.
noun
an act of retrieving; recovery.
the possibility of recovery.
retrieve
/ rɪˈtriːv /
verb
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
noun
the act of retrieving
the chance of being retrieved
Other Word Forms
- retrievable adjective
- retrievability noun
- nonretrievable adjective
- unretrievable adjective
- unretrieved adjective
- retrievably adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of retrieve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Police searching the scene retrieved a discarded balaclava, took forensic samples from it, and Challis was linked to another crime – once again, by his DNA.
While Sir Terence was retrieving the donor heart, the recipient had a cardiac arrest.
He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.
After the spheres moved through the gastrointestinal tract, the team retrieved them using a magnet and reported three key findings:
It’s also something that’s hard to hire somebody to do, at least unsupervised, until a family member has gone through the stuff to retrieve any important paperwork and valuable items.
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