English Explanatory Dictionary

retrieve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To regain or get back something.
To rescue (a creature).
To salvage something
To remedy or rectify something.
To remember or recall something.
To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
To fetch and bring in game.
To fetch and bring in game systematically.
To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).

noun

A retrieval.
The return of a difficult ball.
A seeking again; a discovery.
The recovery of game once sprung.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ /ɹə-/ /ɹi-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrieve.wav En-retrieve.flac /riʈˈriːv/ /reʈ-/ /-ˈrajv/

Word forms

retrieve retrieves retrieving retrieved

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).

Related words

retrieval

Derived words

retrievability retrievable retrieveless retrievement retriever unretrieved

Translations

Armenian: վերադարձնել Armenian: հետ բերել Dutch: terugbrengen Finnish: noutaa German: zurückbringen German: zurückholen German: (Daten) holen German: (Daten) abrufen German: (Daten) einlesen Hebrew: החזיר Hebrew: הביא חזרה Italian: riportare Italian: raccattare Italian: rintracciare Khmer: ទៅយក Polish: przynosić Polish: przynieść Romanian: aduce înapoi Russian: приноси́ть Russian: принести́ Spanish: ir a por Spanish: ir por Spanish: entregarse Spanish: diñarse Spanish: pescar Spanish: coger Vietnamese: thu thập

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