retrieve
/ɹɪˈtɹiv/ verb B2- To regain or get back something. · to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball
- 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. · The cook doesn't care what's shot, only what's actually retrieved.
- To fetch and bring in game systematically. · Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving.
He/she/it retrieves · Past retrieved · Past participle retrieved · -ing form retrieving
Verb forms
- Base form
- retrieve
- He/she/it
- retrieves
- Past
- retrieved
- Past participle
- retrieved
- -ing form
- retrieving
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They described the purported sights and sounds of the shopping center, genuinely believing they were retrieving buried fragments of their own past.
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