retrieve

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English

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/, /ɹəˈtɹiːv/, /ɹiˈtɹiːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Verb

retrieve (third-person singular simple present retrieves, present participle retrieving, simple past and past participle retrieved)

1. (transitive) To regain or get back something.
2. (transitive) To rescue (a creature).
3. (transitive) To salvage something
4. (transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
5. (transitive) To remember or recall something.
6. (transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
7. (transitive) To fetch and bring in game.

8. (intransitive) To fetch and bring in game systematically.

9. (intransitive) To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.

10. (sports, transitive) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
11. (obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).

Derived terms

• retriever

Related terms

• retrieval

Translations

Noun

retrieve (plural retrieves)

1. A retrieval
2. (sports) The return of a difficult ball
3. (obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
4. (obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.

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