retrieve

(rĭ-trēv')

v., -trieved, -triev·ing, -trieves.

v.tr.

1. To get back; regain.
2. 1. To rescue or save.
   2. Sports. To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton).
3. To bring back again; revive or restore.
4. To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See synonyms at recover.
5. To recall to mind; remember.
6. To find and carry back; fetch.

v.intr.
To find and bring back game: a dog trained to retrieve.

n.

1. The act of retrieving; retrieval.
2. Sports. A difficult but successful return of a ball or shuttlecock.

[Middle English retreven, from Old French retrover, retruev- : re-, re- + trover, to find; see trover.]

retrievability re·triev'a·bil'i·ty n.
retrievable re·triev'a·ble adj.
retrievably re·triev'a·bly adv.

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verb

To get back: recoup, recover, regain, repossess. See get/lose.

v

Definition: get back
Antonyms: give, offer, relinquish

IN BRIEF: To find and bring back; regain.

The dog will retrieve the ball when you toss it into the stream.

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For a list of words related to retrieve, see:

• Tennis
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - retrieve: (vb) of hunting dogs, fetch killed or wounded game
• Fishing Practice and Techniques - retrieve: (vb) reel in or pull back fishing line by hand

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genfinde, genkalde sig, hente (edb), finde igen (edb), genoprette
v. intr. - genfindes, genoprettes
n. - genoprettelse, genfindelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
terug vinden/krijgen, herstellen, ophalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - récupérer, redresser, rapporter (à la chasse), (Comput) extraire (des données)
v. intr. - rapporter (par un chien à la chasse)
n. - action de rapporter

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiedergutmachen, retten, apportieren, (Comp.) wiederauffinden, abrufen
n. - Rettung, Wiederherstellung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακτώ, επανακτώ, παλινορθώ, αποδίδω, επανορθώνω, σώζω, ξαναβρίσκω, αποκαθιστώ

Italiano (Italian)
ricuperare, rintracciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recuperar, restabelecer

Русский (Russian)
возвратить, производить поиск/выборку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recuperar, recobrar, rehabilitar, salvar
v. intr. - cobrar la caza
n. - acto de cobrar o recoger

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återvinna, rädda, ersätta, dra sig till minnes, apportera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重新得到, 收回, 检索, 撷取, 衔回, 使恢复, 找回猎物, 复得, 取回, 恢复, 挽回

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重新得到, 收回, 檢索, 擷取, 銜回, 使恢復
v. intr. - 找回獵物
n. - 複得, 取回, 收回, 檢索, 恢復, 挽回

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 만회하다, 보상하다, 구출하다
v. intr. - 잡은 짐승을 찾아 물고 오다, 원기를 회복하다
n. - 어려운 볼을 되치기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り戻す, 回収する, 復活させる, 回復する, 償う, 訂正する, 救い出す, 更生させる, 持ち帰る, 思い出す, 検索する
n. - 取り戻すこと, 回復

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسترد, يسترجع, يعوض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החזיר, השיב לעצמו, איחזר מידע, שלף מידע, הציל, מצא, תיקן, פיצה‬
v. intr. - ‮הביא את החיה שניצודה ציד (כלב-ציד), העלה (חכה) בחזרה‬
n. - ‮איחזור, השבה, אפשרות הקבלה בחזרה‬

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