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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•trieve /rɪˈtriv/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -trieved, -triev•ing. - to find and bring back:The dog retrieved the Frisbee.
- Computingto locate and read (data) from computer storage, as for display on a monitor:To retrieve a file, press the Shift key and the F10 key.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•trieve (ri trēv′),USA pronunciation v., -trieved, -triev•ing, n. v.t. - to recover or regain:to retrieve the stray ball.
- to bring back to a former and better state;
restore:to retrieve one's fortunes. - to make amends for:to retrieve an error.
- to make good;
repair:to retrieve a loss. - Sport[Hunting.](of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game).
- to draw back or reel in (a fishing line).
- to rescue;
save. - Sport(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a shot requiring running with the hand extended).
- Computingto locate and read (data) from storage, as for display on a monitor.
v.i. - Sport[Hunting.]to retrieve game.
- to retrieve a fishing line.
n. - an act of retrieving;
recovery. - the possibility of recovery.
- Middle French retroev-, retreuv-, tonic stem of retrouver to find again, equivalent. to re- re- + trouver to find; see trover
- late Middle English retreven 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See recover.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ vb (mainly tr)- to get or fetch back again; recover
- to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive
- to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save
- to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system
- (also intr) (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game)
- to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)
- to recall; remember
n - the act of retrieving
- the chance of being retrieved
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French retrover, from re- + trouver to find, perhaps from Vulgar Latin tropāre (unattested) to compose; see trover, troubadourreˈtrievable adj |