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    retrieve
    /rɪˈtriːv/

    verb

    • 1. get or bring (something) back from somewhere: "I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden" Similar get backrecoverregain (possession of)win back
    • 2. find or extract (information stored in a computer): "other features include the ability to store, update, retrieve, and print your data"

    noun

    • 1. an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot: "watch the dog make the long retrieves"
    • 2. the possibility of recovery: archaic "he ruined himself beyond retrieve"

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  2. to access something on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. access I tried to access the site, but my browser became unresponsive. download I downloaded the software and installed it. upload I uploaded my changes, and the site went live. retrieve The data can be retrieved in a fraction of a second. See more results »

  3. The meaning of RETRIEVE is to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game). How to use retrieve in a sentence.

  4. Retrieve definition: to recover or regain. See examples of RETRIEVE used in a sentence.

  5. to find and bring back something: We taught our dog to retrieve a ball. retrieve information Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to access something on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

  6. retrieve something to make a bad situation better; to get back something that was lost. You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing. Employers are anxious to retrieve the investment they have made in training their employees.

  7. 1. a. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage: retrieved his coat from the closet. b. To go to and bring or escort back (someone): retrieved his friend from the bus station. c. To search for, find, and bring back: divers retrieving artifacts from a shipwreck. d.

  8. When you retrieve something, you bring it back. Lots of dogs love to retrieve tennis balls, bringing them back to you over and over again. You might retrieve your cell phone from the car, or the toys a baby throws repeatedly on the floor.

  9. If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. American English : retrieve / rɪˈtriv /

  10. Definitions of 'retrieve' 1. If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. [...] 2. If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state. [...] 3. To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back. [...] More. Conjugations of 'retrieve'

  11. to get something after first finding it: I've just retrieved the ball from the bottom of the pond. computer tools for retrieving information. retrieval. noun [ U ] the act of retrieving something: the storage and retrieval of information.