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retrieve
re·trieve R0197700 (rĭ-trēv′)v. re·trieved, re·triev·ing, re·trieves v.tr.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. To search for, find, and carry back (killed game or a thrown object). Used of dogs.e. To gain access to (stored information).2. To recall to mind (a memory, for example); remember.3. a. To rescue or save: tried to retrieve him from the degradation of life as a runaway.b. Sports To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton).4. To restore to a former or desirable condition: did whatever he could to retrieve his honor.5. To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy: "An attempt was made to retrieve the blunder" (Francis Parkman).v.intr. To find and bring back game or a thrown object: a dog trained to retrieve.n.1. The act of retrieving; retrieval.2. Sports A difficult but successful return of a ball or shuttlecock. [Middle English retreven, from Old French retrover, retruev- : re-, re- + trover, to find; see trover.] re·triev′a·bil′i·ty n.re·triev′a·ble adj.retrieve (rɪˈtriːv) vb (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; revive3. to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save4. (Computer Science) to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system5. (Hunting) (also intr) (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game)6. (Tennis) tennis squash badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)7. (Squash & Fives) tennis squash badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)8. (Badminton) tennis squash badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)9. to recall; remembern10. the act of retrieving11. the chance of being retrieved[C15: from Old French retrover, from re- + trouver to find, perhaps from Vulgar Latin tropāre (unattested) to compose; see trover, troubadour] reˈtrievable adj reˌtrievaˈbility n reˈtrievably advre•trieve (rɪˈtriv) v. -trieved, -triev•ing, n. v.t. 1. to recover or regain. 2. to bring back to a former and better state; restore. 3. to make amends for; make good; repair: to retrieve an error. 4. to recall to mind. 5. (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game). 6. to rescue; save. 7. (in tennis, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a difficult shot). 8. to locate and read (data) from computer storage, as for display on a monitor. v.i. 9. to retrieve game. n. 10. an act of retrieving; recovery. 11. the possibility of recovery. [1375–1425; late Middle English retreven < Middle French retroev-, retreuv-, tonic s. of retrouver to find again =re- re- + trouver to find; see trover] re•triev′a•ble, adj. re•triev`a•bil′i•ty, n. retrieve Past participle: retrieved Gerund: retrieving
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retrieve | retrieve |
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I retrieve | you retrieve | he/she/it retrieves | we retrieve | you retrieve | they retrieve |
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I retrieved | you retrieved | he/she/it retrieved | we retrieved | you retrieved | they retrieved |
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I am retrieving | you are retrieving | he/she/it is retrieving | we are retrieving | you are retrieving | they are retrieving |
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I have retrieved | you have retrieved | he/she/it has retrieved | we have retrieved | you have retrieved | they have retrieved |
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I was retrieving | you were retrieving | he/she/it was retrieving | we were retrieving | you were retrieving | they were retrieving |
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I had retrieved | you had retrieved | he/she/it had retrieved | we had retrieved | you had retrieved | they had retrieved |
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I will retrieve | you will retrieve | he/she/it will retrieve | we will retrieve | you will retrieve | they will retrieve |
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I will have retrieved | you will have retrieved | he/she/it will have retrieved | we will have retrieved | you will have retrieved | they will have retrieved |
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I will be retrieving | you will be retrieving | he/she/it will be retrieving | we will be retrieving | you will be retrieving | they will be retrieving |
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I have been retrieving | you have been retrieving | he/she/it has been retrieving | we have been retrieving | you have been retrieving | they have been retrieving |
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I will have been retrieving | you will have been retrieving | he/she/it will have been retrieving | we will have been retrieving | you will have been retrieving | they will have been retrieving |
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I had been retrieving | you had been retrieving | he/she/it had been retrieving | we had been retrieving | you had been retrieving | they had been retrieving |
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I would retrieve | you would retrieve | he/she/it would retrieve | we would retrieve | you would retrieve | they would retrieve |
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I would have retrieved | you would have retrieved | he/she/it would have retrieved | we would have retrieved | you would have retrieved | they would have retrieved | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | retrieve - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"recover, regain, findacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computerregain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" | | 2. | retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve" | | 3. | retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage" | | 4. | retrieve - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, thinkknow - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"recognize, recognise - perceive to be the samebrush up, refresh, review - refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" |
retrieveverb1. get back, regain, repossess, fetch back, recall, recover, restore, recapture He retrieved his jacket from the seat.2. redeem, save, rescue, repair, salvage, win back, recoup He could retrieve the situation.retrieveverbTo get back:recoup, recover, regain, repossess.Translationsretrieve (rəˈtriːv) verb1. to get back (something which was lost etc). My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half. 拿回 取回,找回重新得到 2. (of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter). (獵犬)銜回(被擊中的獵物) (猎犬)衔回(被击中的猎物) reˈtrieval noun 拿回 重获,取回收回 reˈtriever noun a breed of dog trained to find and bring back birds and animals that have been shot. 獵犬 猎犬
retrieve
retrieve from (someone, something, or some place)1. To regain possession or control of something from someone, something, or some place. A noun or pronoun is used between "retrieve" and "from." I must remember to retrieve my graphing calculator from Linus before my exam tomorrow. She retrieved her coat from the spare room and ran out the door.2. To collect and escort or bring back someone from some place or thing. A noun or pronoun is used between "retrieve" and "from." My mother can't drive any longer, so I have to go retrieve her from the doctor's office and drive her home. Daniel needed me to go retrieve him from mountains after he got a flat tire on his mountain bike.See also: retrieveretrieve someone or something from some placeto recover and bring back someone or something from some place. The mother hurried to the school and retrieved her child from the classroom. I retrieved my cat from the well into which she had fallen.See also: place, retrieveretrieve something from someoneto get something back from someone. I hope I can retrieve my book from the person who borrowed it. We were not able to retrieve the lawn mower from Fred before he moved away and took it with him.See also: retrieveretrieve
retrieve[ri′trēv] (computer science) To find and select specific information. RetrieveTo get back again; regain, revive; to make good, put right, rectify.Retrieve (language)A query language inspired JPLDIS which led toVulcan and then to dBASE II, developed by Tymshare Corpin the 1960s.retrieveTo call up data that has been stored in a computer system. When a user queries a database, the data are retrieved into the computer first and then transmitted to the screen.See RTRV See RTRVretrieve
Synonyms for retrieveverb get backSynonyms- get back
- regain
- repossess
- fetch back
- recall
- recover
- restore
- recapture
verb redeemSynonyms- redeem
- save
- rescue
- repair
- salvage
- win back
- recoup
Synonyms for retrieveverb to get backSynonyms- recoup
- recover
- regain
- repossess
Synonyms for retrieveverb get or find backSynonymsRelated Words- acquire
- get
- access
- regain
- find
verb go for and bring backRelated Words- fetch
- bring
- get
- convey
- retrieve
verb run after, pick up, and bring to the masterRelated Words- fetch
- bring
- get
- convey
- retrieve
verb recall knowledge from memorySynonyms- recall
- recollect
- remember
- call back
- call up
- think
Related Words- know
- recognize
- recognise
- brush up
- refresh
- review
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