retrieve

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈtriv/ or /rəˈtriv/ or /riˈtriv/

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Verb

Plain form retrieve

Third-person singular retrieves

Past tense retrieved

Past participle retrieved

Present participle retrieving

1. (transitive) If you retrieve something, you go and get it back.

   He went into the classroom to retrieve his textbook.

   The clerk retrieved the item from the back room.

Related words

• retrieval