Retrieve (Verb)
Meaning 1
Go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- I'll retrieve the mail from the mailbox as I walk by.
- The dog will retrieve the ball you threw into the lake.
- Please retrieve the books from the library shelf for me.
- Can you retrieve my jacket from the coat rack by the door.
- The butler was sent to retrieve the visitor's luggage from the carriage.
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Meaning 2
Run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The hunting dog is trained to retrieve the bird and bring it back to its owner.
- To play the game of fetch, the dog needs to learn how to retrieve the ball.
- The game of catch requires the dog to chase, pick up, and retrieve the toy.
- Farmers often train their dogs to retrieve items that are thrown or dropped in the field.
- The Labrador Retriever is a popular breed to train for retrieving as they have an instinct to follow through.
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Meaning 3
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The smell of freshly baked cookies helped her retrieve memories of her childhood birthday parties.
- As she listened to the song, she was able to retrieve her first memory of hearing it with her grandfather.
- After some thought, I finally managed to retrieve her phone number from memory.
- She struggled to retrieve any details of the conversation that had taken place earlier.
- The more she thought about it, the harder it became for her to retrieve the name of her first crush.
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Meaning 4
Get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The nurse was able to retrieve the patient from the grasp of panic and administer life-saving medication.
- The Coast Guard worked tirelessly to retrieve stranded passengers from the sinking ship.
- After years of paralysis, he slowly began to retrieve the use of his legs.
- She was finally able to retrieve her voice and speak out against the injustices she had suffered.
- The researchers spent months trying to retrieve the lost data from the damaged server.