retrieve

Plural: retrieves

Verb

Verb Forms: retrieved, retrieving, retrieves

To get or bring something back; to recover.
get or find back; recover the use of
go for and bring back
- "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
- "train the dog to retrieve"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
To regain or get back something.
To rescue (a creature).
To salvage something
To remedy or rectify something.
To remember or recall something.
To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
To fetch and bring in game.
To fetch and bring in game systematically.
To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).

Noun

A retrieval
The return of a difficult ball
A seeking again; a discovery.
The recovery of game once sprung.

Examples

Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving.
He managed to retrieve a crucial ’S’ from the bag, making his bingo possible.
Most dogs love retrieving, regardless of what object is thrown.
The cook doesn't care what's shot, only what's actually retrieved.
to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball

Origin / Etymology

Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).

Synonyms

call back, call up, find, recall, recollect, recover, regain, remember, think

Antonyms

forget

Scrabble Score: 11

retrieve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
retrieve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retrieve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

retrieve: valid Words With Friends Word