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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- retrievable adjective
- retrievability noun
- nonretrievable adjective
- unretrievable adjective
- unretrieved adjective
- ˌٰ𱹲ˈٲ noun
- ˈٰ𱹲 adjective
- ˈٰ𱹲 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retrieve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We are pleased they recognise improvements in delivering major projects and that we are safely retrieving waste from all four highest hazard facilities."
Emergency services attended the scene, where a boy was retrieved from the water and taken to a local hospital.
In one case, she said, a worker was owed a final paycheck for a discontinued job, but the employer made a veiled threat, warning that showing up to retrieve it could be costly.
There were reports of people having to swim to their tents to retrieve their belongings - and some people were spotted canoeing around the campsite.
After the crash, Rehman, with his hood up, got out of the van and walked around the vehicle, before retrieving his phone and leaving in search of a taxi.
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