retrieve
verb (used with object)
to recover or regain.
retrieves
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present tense formof retrieve (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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I asked Arora how Deep Cogito’s approach differs from other techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation, which retrieves relevant proprietary data and business context and provides it to an AI model at inference time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
Researchers found that astrocytes in this area play a direct role in how the brain learns what to fear, retrieves those memories, and importantly, learns when those fears are no longer relevant.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
It is also a gesture of trust; the person holding the mic treats the responsibility as sacred and does not move until Cave retrieves the microphone a few bars later.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
The man retrieves a half-eaten orange, tucks it into his armpit, and continues going through the trash bags.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
