verb#6,419 by frequency
retrieve
/ɹɪˈtɹiːv/
To regain or get back something; To rescue; To salvage something; To remedy or rectify something
- he/she/it
- retrieves
- past participle
- retrieved
Meanings
- 1
To regain or get back something
The dog retrieved the ball.
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- 2
To rescue (a creature)
- 3
To salvage something
- 4
To remedy or rectify something
- 5
To remember or recall something
- 6
To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record
- 7
To fetch and bring in gamerare
- 8
To fetch and bring in game systematicallyrare
- 9
To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a gamerare
- 10
To make a difficult but successful return of the ballrare