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   retrieve

   /rɪˈtriːv/

   verb

   • 1. get or bring (something) back from somewhere: "I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden" Similar get backrecoverregain (possession of)win backrecoupreclaimrepossessredeemhave returnedsalvagerescuefetchbring backreplevyrare:recuperate
   • ▪ (of a dog) find and bring back (game that has been shot): "labradors are used to retrieve the birds after the flush"
   • ▪ reel or bring in a fishing line: "when he reaches the breakers, with you retrieving furiously, he'll probably change course"
   • 2. find or extract (information stored in a computer): "other features include the ability to store, update, retrieve, and print your data"
   • ▪ recall (something): "the police hope to encourage him to retrieve forgotten memories"
   • 3. put right or improve (an unwelcome situation): "he made one last desperate attempt to retrieve the situation" Similar put rightset rightset to rightsput to rightsrectifyremedyrestoresolvesort outstraighten outresolvedeal withcorrectrepairmendfixredressmake goodimproveamendamelioratemake betterbetter

   noun

   • 1. an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot: "watch the dog make the long retrieves"
   • ▪ an act of reeling or drawing in a fishing line: "the chances are that the retrieve will bring your bait through an area of unfished water"
   • 2. the possibility of recovery: archaic "he ruined himself beyond retrieve"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retrievability noun
   • 2. retrievable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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