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retrieve

UK
/rɪˈtriːv/
US
/rɪˈtriv/

Translations

retrieveverb
retrieved
Past Simple
retrieved
Past Participle
retrieving
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈtriːv/
US
/rɪˈtriv/
She went to retrieve her coat from the closet.
Elle est allée récupérer son manteau dans le placard.
Additional translations
extraireInformatique, pour des données ou des informations.
rétablirPour une situation ou un état à améliorer, à remettre en bon état.
Synonyms
bring back
recoup
get back
reclaim
fetch
regain
recover
Antonyms
forfeit
lose
retrievenoun
retrieves
pl
UK
/rɪˈtriːv/
US
/rɪˈtriv/
Used chiefly in hunting, dog training and ball sports to mean the act or result of retrieving.
rapportEn chasse, action pour un chien de rapporter le gibier; par extension, en sport, action de ramener un ballon.
The spaniel completed the retrieve quickly and returned the bird to its handler.
Le spaniel a effectué son rapport rapidement et a rapporté l'oiseau à son conducteur.

Definitions

retrieveverb
To get or bring something back from a place.
She went to retrieve her coat from the closet.
To find and bring back information from a computer system.
The program can quickly retrieve data from the database.
To recover or regain something that was lost or misplaced.
He managed to retrieve his lost wallet from the restaurant.
To rescue or bring back to a satisfactory state; to put right or salvage.
Management is trying hard to retrieve the situation after the unexpected losses.
retrievenoun
The act of recovering or bringing something back, especially by a dog in hunting or in ball sports.
The spaniel completed the retrieve quickly and returned the bird to its handler.
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