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Meaning of 'retrieve'
Meaning of 'retrieve' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Retrieve 
[ n.]
- A seeking again; a discovery. [ n.]- 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. [ v. i.]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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- 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
- 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
- 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
- run after, pick up, and bring to the master
Example in sentence:
- train the dog to retrieve
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