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Variant of retrieve
retrieve
definition
re·trieve (ri trēv′)
transitive verb retrieved -·trieved′, retrieving -·triev′·ing
- to get back; recover
- to restore; revive to retrieve one's spirits
- to rescue or save
- to set right or repair (a loss, error, etc.); make good
- to recall to mind
- ☆ Comput. to gain access to (data) that is on a floppy disk, hard drive, etc.
- Hunting to find and bring back (killed or wounded small game): said of dogs
- Racket Sports to return (a ball that is hard to reach)
Etymology: ME retreven < inflected stem of OFr retrouver < re-, again + trouver, to find: see trover
intransitive verb
Hunting to retrieve game
noun
- any retrieval
- ☆ a retrieving of the ball in tennis, etc.
Related Forms:
- retrievable re·triev′·able adjective
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