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retrieve
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[rɪˈtriːv], (Verb)
Definitions:
- get or bring (something) back from somewhere
(e.g: I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden)
- find or extract (information stored in a computer)
(e.g: other features include the ability to store, update, retrieve, and print your data)
- put right or improve (an unwelcome situation)
(e.g: he made one last desperate attempt to retrieve the situation)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’
[rɪˈtriːv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot
(e.g: watch the dog make the long retrieves)
- the possibility of recovery
(e.g: he ruined himself beyond retrieve)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’
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