Retrieve

  • 31retrieve — I. verb (retrieved; retrieving) Etymology: Middle English retreven, from Anglo French retrueve , present stem of retrover to find again, from re + trover to compose, invent, find, from Vulgar Latin *tropare more at troubadour Date: 15th century… …

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  • 33retrieve — 1. verb a) To regain or get back something. The cook cares not whats shot, only whats actually retrieved b) To rescue (a) creature(s) Hound breeds called retrievers were selected for retrieving …

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  • 34retrieve — Synonyms and related words: bring, bring back, call for, chase after, cover, deliver, extract, extricate, fetch, fetch and carry, free, get, get back, go after, go and get, go fetch, go for, go get, go to get, liberate, make up, obtain, pay for,… …

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  • 35retrieve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. recover, regain, reclaim, repair, restore, make amends, fetch. See restoration, liberation, transportation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. regain, bring back, reclaim; see recover 1 . See Synonym Study at …

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  • 36retrieve — re trieve || rɪ trɪːv v. recover, regain; bring back, fetch; find and bring back; rescue, save; find information and display it as output (Computers) …

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  • 37retrieve — verb 1》 get or bring back.     ↘(of a dog) find and bring back (game that has been shot). 2》 put right or improve (an unwelcome situation). 3》 find or extract (information stored in a computer). noun an act of retrieving. Derivatives… …

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  • 38retrieve — v. a. 1. Regain, recover, restore, recruit, repair, re establish, get again. 2. Repair, make amends for. 3. Recall, bring back …

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  • 39retrieve — v 1. recover, regain, get back; recoup, win back; retake, take back, recapture; ransom, buy back; reclaim, recycle, salvage. 2. restore, reestablish, reinvest, reinstate, reinstall, rehabilitate; return, replace, put back. 3. redeem, make amends… …

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  • 40retrieve — re·trieve …

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