retrieve (Meaning)

Wordnet

retrieve (v)

get or find back; recover the use of

go for and bring back

run after, pick up, and bring to the master

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Webster

retrieve (v. t.)

To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.

To recall; to bring back.

To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.

Webster

retrieve (v. i.)

To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.

Webster

retrieve (n.)

A seeking again; a discovery.

The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.

Synonyms & Antonyms of retrieve

FAQs About the word retrieve

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regain, reclaim, recapture, recover, get back, reacquire, re-collect,retake, repossess, replenish

lose, misplace, lose, misplace,mislay, mislay,

The diver was able to retrieve the lost necklace from the depths of the ocean.

The archaeologist carefully retrieved the ancient artifact from the excavation site.

The dog retrieved the ball that its owner had thrown.

The librarian helped me retrieve the book I had requested from the stacks.