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View usage for: (rɪtriːv) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense retrieves, present participle retrieving, past tense, past participle retrieved1. verbIf 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. [VERB noun] The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island. [VERB noun] Synonyms: get back, regain, repossess, fetch back More Synonyms of retrieve 2. verbIf you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state. He is the one man who could retrieve that situation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: redeem, save, rescue, repair More Synonyms of retrieve 3. verbTo retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back. Computers can instantly retrieve millions of information bits. [VERB noun] As children older, their strategies for storing and retrieving information improve. [VERB noun] retrieve in British English (rɪˈtriːv) verb (mainly tr)1. to get or fetch back again; recover he retrieved his papers from various people's drawers 2. to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive 3. to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save 4. to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system 5. (also intr) (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game) 6. tennis, squash, badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach) noun9. the chance of being retrieved Derived forms retrievable (reˈtrievable) adjective retrievability (reˌtrievaˈbility) noun retrievably (reˈtrievably) adverb Word origin C15: from Old French retrover, from re- + trouver to find, perhaps from Vulgar Latin tropāre (unattested) to compose; see trover, troubadourretrieve in American English (rɪˈtriv) verb transitiveWord forms: reˈtrieved or reˈtrieving2. to restore; revive to retrieve one's spirits 4. to set right or repair (a loss, error, etc.); make good 6. US, Computing to gain access to (data) that is on a floppy disk, hard drive, etc. 7. Hunting to find and bring back (killed or wounded small game) said of dogs 8. Racket Sports to return (a ball that is hard to reach) verb intransitive9. Hunting to retrieve game noun11. US a retrieving of the ball in tennis, etc. SIMILAR WORDS: reˈcover Derived forms retrievable (reˈtrievable) adjective Word origin ME retreven < inflected stem of OFr retrouver < re-, again + trouver, to find: see trover Examples of 'retrieve' in a sentenceretrieve In other languagesretrieve British English: retrieve VERB 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
- Brazilian Portuguese: reaver
- Chinese: 找回
- European Spanish: recuperar
- French: récupérer
- German: zurückholen
- Italian: recuperare
- Japanese: 回収する
- Korean: 회수하다
- European Portuguese: reaver
- Latin American Spanish: recuperar
Chinese translation of 'retrieve' vt - [object]
取回 (qǔhuí) - (= put right) [situation, error]
挽回 (wǎnhuí) - (Comput)
检索 (jiǎnsuǒ)
Definition to get or fetch back again She retrieved her jacket from the seat. Synonyms get back repossess fetch back recallrecapture Definition to rescue or save He could retrieve the situation. Additional synonymsDefinition to regain or make good (a loss) Insurance companies are trying to recount their losses. Synonyms regain, recover, get back, make good, retrieve, redeem, win back Definition to gain (something) by the judgment of a court Legal action is being taken to try and recover the money. Synonyms recoup, restore, repair, get back, regain, make good, retrieve, reclaim, redeem, recapture, win back, take back, repossess, retake, find again Definition to get back or recover Troops have regained control of the city. Synonyms recover, get back, retrieve, redeem, recapture, win back, take back, recoup, repossess, retake Additional synonymsDefinition to make up for (a mistake or injury) They needed to repair the damage done by the interview. Synonyms put right, make up for, compensate for, rectify, square, retrieve, redressDefinition to bring (someone or something) out of danger or trouble He rescued a 14th century barn from demolition. Synonyms salvage, save, deliver, redeem, come to the rescue of Definition to reconstruct (a ruin, extinct animal, etc.) They partly restored a local castle. Synonyms repair, refurbish, renovate, reconstruct, fix (up), recover, renew, rebuild, mend, rehabilitate, touch up, recondition, retouch, set to rights Definition to save (goods or property) from shipwreck, destruction, or waste They studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. Synonyms save, recover, rescue, restore, repair, get back, retrieve, redeem, glean, repossess, fetch back Definition to rescue or preserve (a person or thing) from danger or harm She could have saved him from this final disaster. Synonyms rescue, free, release, deliver, recover, get out, liberate, salvage, redeem, bail out, come to someone's rescue, set free, save the life of, extricate, save someone's bacon (British, informal) |