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Meaning of 'retrieve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retrieve [ n.]
- A seeking again; a discovery.
- The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
2 . Retrieve [ v. i.]
- To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
3 . Retrieve [ v. t.]
- To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.
- To recall; to bring back.
- To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.

Meaning of 'retrieve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retrieve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Example in sentence:
  • call up memories;
  • can you remember her phone number?;
  • Do you remember that he once loved you?;
  • I can't remember saying any such thing;
  • I can't think what her last name was
Meaning (2):
- go for and bring back
Example in sentence:
  • retrieve the car from the parking garage
Meaning (3):
- get or find back; recover the use of
Example in sentence:
  • She found her voice and replied quickly;
  • She regained control of herself
Meaning (4):
- run after, pick up, and bring to the master
Example in sentence:
  • train the dog to retrieve

Nearby Words:

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