Retrieve (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), re·trieved, re·triev·ing.
  1. to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
  2. to bring back to a former and better state; restore: to retrieve one's fortunes.
  3. to make amends for: to retrieve an error.
  4. to make good; repair: to retrieve a loss.
  5. (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game).
  6. to draw back or reel in (a fishing line).
  7. to rescue; save.
  8. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a shot requiring running with the hand extended).
  9. to locate and read (data) from storage, as for display on a monitor.
verb (used without object), re·trieved, re·triev·ing.
  1. to retrieve game.
  2. to retrieve a fishing line.
noun
  1. an act of retrieving; recovery.
  2. the possibility of recovery.
verb (mainly tr)
  1. to get or fetch back again; recover
  2. to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive
  3. to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save
  4. to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system
  5. (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game)
  6. to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)
  7. to recall; remember
noun
  1. the act of retrieving
  2. the chance of being retrieved
Retrieve (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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