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retrieve Definition and Meaning in English (retrieve definition)

verb
Synonyms:recoverregainreclaim
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Retrieve definition: To get or bring something back from somewhere, especially something lost or misplaced.

Definitions of Retrieve

  1. 1verb

    To get or bring something back from somewhere, especially something lost or misplaced.

  2. 2verb

    To find and extract information stored in a computer system or database.

Example Sentences

casual

“The dog was trained to retrieve the ball from the lake.”

business

“She managed to retrieve the lost data from the old hard drive.”

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Inflected Word Forms

nounretrieval
agent nounretriever
adjectiveretrievable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

retrieve datacollocation

To access and bring back stored information from a computer.

retrieve a filecollocation

To locate and open a specific document or record on a computer.

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Retrieve definition: To get or bring something back from somewhere, especially something lost or misplaced.
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'Retrieve' translates to 'retrieve' in English. Retrieve definition: To get or bring something back from somewhere, especially something lost or misplaced.
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