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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
/ ɪˈٰː /
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
Derived Forms
- ˌٰ𱹲ˈٲ, noun
- ˈٰ𱹲, adjective
- ˈٰ𱹲, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٰa· adjective
- ·ٰa·i·ٲ noun
- non·ٰa· adjective
- un·ٰa· adjective
- ܲr·ٰ𱹱 adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retrieve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
International agencies could only access the area to retrieve their bodies a week after the attack.
“I thought to myself, ‘I’m going to take a picture because at least if my phone is retrieved, they’ll know what happened.’”
She throws a ball for him, which he enthusiastically retrieves, and the dog practises some of his training drills.
People say the whole town came to help with the rescue work and several bodies were retrieved on Friday.
Their bodies were retrieved on Sunday after access was denied for a week.
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