Retrieve has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
A retrieval
"The dog quickly ran to fetch and bring back the thrown ball."
Verb
1
get or find back; recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"
"She found her voice and replied quickly"
2
go for and bring back
"retrieve the car from the parking garage"
3
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
"train the dog to retrieve"
4
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"
5
To regain or get back something.
"She ran to retrieve her lost keys from the neighbor's porch."
In plain English: To retrieve something means to get it back from where you left it or find and bring it again.
"I went to the store to retrieve my forgotten umbrella from inside the car."
Example Sentences
"I went to the store to retrieve my forgotten umbrella from inside the car."
verb
"Please retrieve my coat from the back of the sofa before we leave."
verb
"The dog quickly retrieved the ball that had rolled into the garden."
verb
"I need to retrieve the file I accidentally deleted earlier today."
verb
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Origin
The word retrieve entered English around 1410 from the Middle French phrase meaning "to find again." It is built from a prefix meaning "again" and an older root for finding, which likely traces back to a Vulgar Latin term for composing poetry.