retrieved; retrieving
1
: to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
2
: to call to mind again
3
: to get back again : regain
4
6
: to remedy the evil consequences of : correct
7
: to get and bring back
especially
: to recover from storage
retrieve information
: to bring in game
a dog that retrieves well
also
: to bring back an object thrown by a person
1
2
: the successful return of a ball that is difficult to reach or control (as in tennis)
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Examples of retrieve in a Sentence
Verb
Many archaeological relics were retrieved from the site.
Police retrieved his stolen car.
You can quickly retrieve data.
The files were retrieved from the computer.
He was able to retrieve the document.
The dog is learning how to retrieve.
The dog has been trained to retrieve birds.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Once the suitcase crashed down, Dr. Rose and his team drove through the night to retrieve the carry-on, hoping for the best but keeping expectations reasonable.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Viktor Trón, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Anglers can see how a fish reacts to a bait, retrieve, and presentation.
—Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2024
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Verb
The filing also notes the resignation and reinstatement of key executives and directors, as well as the cancellation of previous agreements with Aurum International Ltd.
This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Once the suitcase crashed down, Dr. Rose and his team drove through the night to retrieve the carry-on, hoping for the best but keeping expectations reasonable.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
As retrieve requests are forwarded, so are the responses backward along the path, allowing nodes to cache the chunks.
—Viktor Trón, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Anglers can see how a fish reacts to a bait, retrieve, and presentation.
—Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Retrieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrieve. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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