meaning of retrieve
1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve ones character; to retrieve independence.
2. To recall; to bring back.
3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
4. To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
5. A seeking again; a discovery.
6. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
7. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I cant remember saying any such thing"; "I cant think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up
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Related Words
retrieve | retrieved | retrievement | retriever |
