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Definition retrieve in British English

retrieve verb

verb
/rɪˈtriːv/
1

to get something back, especially something that is not easy to find

Example

She stooped to retrieve the key from the ground.

Example

rescue efforts to retrieve the bodies of the victims

Synonyms and related words
get back recover win back
2

to find information that is stored in a computer in order to use it again

Synonyms and related words
access archive back up
3

to save or protect something that is going to be lost, damaged, or destroyed

Example

The family retrieved only a few personal items from the burning home.

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protect defend save
3.1

to improve a situation or relationship that has been damaged

Example

UN officials are trying desperately to retrieve the situation.

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improve enhance remedy
4

if a dog retrieves something, it finds it and brings it back to you, for example a ball that you have thrown or a bird that you have shot

Synonyms and related words
bark bay beg
Definition retrieve in British English