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retrievable
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | retrievable - capable of being regained especially with effort; "he believed the information was retrievable"recoverable - capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event" |
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