retrieve

retrieve
re•trieve
[[t]rɪˈtriv[/t]] v. -trieved, -triev•ing, n.
1) to recover or regain
2) to bring back to a former and better state; restore
3) to make amends for; make good; repair:
to retrieve an error[/ex]
4) to recall to mind
5) spo (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game)
6) to rescue; save
7) spo (in tennis, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a difficult shot)
8) cmp to locate and read (data) from computer storage, as for display on a monitor
9) spo to retrieve game
10) an act of retrieving; recovery
11) the possibility of recovery
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Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME retreven < MF retroev-, retreuv-, tonic s. of retrouver to find again =re- re-+trouver to find; see trover re•triev′a•ble, adj. re•triev`a•bil′i•ty, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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