Definitions for RETRIEVE
rɪˈtrivre·trieve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recover, retrieve, find, regainverb

   get or find back; recover the use of

   "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

2. retrieveverb

   go for and bring back

   "retrieve the car from the parking garage"

3. retrieveverb

   run after, pick up, and bring to the master

   "train the dog to retrieve"

4. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, thinkverb

   recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

   "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. retrievenoun

   A retrieval

2. retrievenoun

   The return of a difficult ball

3. retrieveverb

   To regain or get back something.

4. retrieveverb

   To rescue (a) creature(s)

5. retrieveverb

   To salvage something

6. retrieveverb

   To remedy or rectify something.

7. retrieveverb

   To remember or recall something.

8. retrieveverb

   To fetch or carry back something.

9. retrieveverb

   To fetch and bring in game.

   The cook cares not what's shot, only what's actually retrieved

10. retrieveverb

    To fetch and bring in game systematically.

    Hound breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving

11. retrieveverb

    To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.

    Most dogs love retrieving, never mind the (improvised) toy

12. retrieveverb

    To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.

13. Etymology: Recorded in c.1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c.1650), from retruev-, stem of (=modern) retrouver "to find again", itself from re- "again" + trouver "to find" (probably from Vulgar *)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RETRIEVEverb

   Etymology: retrouver, Fr.

   1. To recover; to restore.

   By this conduct we may retrieve the publick credit of religion, reform the example of the age, and lessen the danger we complain of. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. To repair.

   O reason! once again to thee I call;
   Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. Matthew Prior.

   3. To regain.

   With late repentance now they would retrieve
   The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. Dryden.

   Philomela’s liberty retriev’d,
   Cheers her sad soul. Philips.

   4. To recall; to bring back.

   If one, like the old Latin poets, came among them, it would be a means to retrieve them from their cold trivial conceits, to an imitation of their predecessors. George Berkeley, to Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retrieve

   To retrieve is to obtain or bring back something that has been stored, lost, or in a particular place. It can also refer to accessing or recovering information from a database or memory storage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retrieveverb

   to find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence

2. Retrieveverb

   to recall; to bring back

3. Retrieveverb

   to remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge

4. Retrieveverb

   to discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve

5. Retrievenoun

   a seeking again; a discovery

6. Retrievenoun

   the recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retrieve

   rē-trēv′, v.t. to recover: to recall or bring back: to bring back to a former state: to repair: to search for and fetch, as a dog does game—also n. (obs.).—adj. Retriev′able, that may be recovered.—n. Retriev′ableness, the state of being retrievable.—adv. Retriev′ably.—ns. Retriev′al; Retrieve′ment; Retriev′er, a dog trained to find and fetch game that has been shot. [O. Fr. retreuver (Fr. retrouver)—re-, again, trouver, to find—Low L. tropare—L. tropus, a song—Gr. tropos, a trope.]

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How to pronounce RETRIEVE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RETRIEVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RETRIEVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of RETRIEVE in a Sentence

1. Gideon McKean:

   They got into a canoe, intending simply to retrieve the ball, and somehow got pushed by wind or tide into the open bay, about 30 minutes later they were spotted by an onlooker from land, who saw them far out from shore, and called the police. After that last sighting, they were not seen again. The Coast Guard recovered their canoe, which was capsized and miles away, at approximately 6:30( Thursday) evening.

2. Susan Helbig:

   After Dillon told me that he put his book at the library, I had called to see if we could retrieve it, thinking it was in the lost and found, they did find the book, they loved the content of it, they loved the book itself.

3. Keyaira Smith:

   The gun slipped out of the holster when he had fallen, and I think he may have tried to retrieve it, there was absolutely no hesitation at all.

4. John Lahiff:

   I drove a cart around there to retrieve the ball and I didn't see the croc sunbaking just on the edge of the water, i'll just stay away from them, that's all. Just don't hit balls in the water.

5. William Barr:

   People who have lost the ability to speak can’t retrieve words or maintain a rhythm in their speech.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RETRIEVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retrieve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RETRIEVE
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RETRIEVE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RETRIEVE