retrieve (Meaning)
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
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.
retrieve (v. i.)
To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
retrieve (n.)
A seeking again; a discovery.
The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
Synonyms & Antonyms of retrieve
retrieve Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The computer program retrieved the data from the database.
- The rescue team retrieved the hikers who were stranded on the mountainside.
- The police retrieved the stolen car from the criminal's hideout.
- The doctor retrieved the bullet from the patient's leg during surgery.
- The archeologist retrieved the fossil from the rock.
- The computer engineer retrieved the files from the crashed hard drive.
FAQs About the word retrieve
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 recollectionTo fi
reclaim, recapture,regain, recover, reacquire,retake, re-collect, replenish, recoup, repossess
misplace, lose, misplace,lose,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.
