Retrieve | Mean of retrieve in English Dictionary
/rɪˈtriːv/
- Verb
- to get and bring (something) back from a place
- Many archaeological relics were retrieved from the site.
- Police retrieved his stolen car.
- to find and get (information) from a computer or disk
- You can quickly retrieve data/information.
- The files were retrieved from the computer.
- He was able to retrieve the document.
- to find and bring birds or animals that have been shot back to a hunter
- The dog is learning how to retrieve.
- The dog has been trained to retrieve birds.
- to keep (something) from failing or becoming worse
- They were able to retrieve [=save] the situation.
- Can their relationship be retrieved? [=salvaged]