retrieve

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Etymology[edit]

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 (=modern) retrouver "to find again", itself from re- "again" + trouver "to find" (probably from Vulgar Latin *tropare (“to compose”))

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Verb[edit]

retrieve (third-person singular simple present retrieves, present participle retrieving, simple past and past participle retrieved)

  1. (transitive) To regain or get back something.
  2. (transitive) To rescue (a) creature(s)
  3. (transitive) To salvage something
  4. (transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
  5. (transitive) To remember or recall something.
  6. (transitive) To fetch or carry back something.
  7. (transitive) To fetch and bring in game.
    The cook cares not what's shot, only what's actually retrieved
  8. (intransitive) To fetch and bring in game systematically.
    Hound breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving
  9. (intransitive) To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
    Most dogs love retrieving, never mind the (improvised) toy
  10. (sports, transitive) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.

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Translations[edit]

to regain or get back something
to rescue (a) creature(s)
to salvage something
to remedy or rectify something
to remember or recall something
to fetch or carry back something
to fetch or bring in game
make a difficult ball return
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Noun[edit]

retrieve (plural retrieves)

  1. A retrieval
  2. (sports) The return of a difficult ball
  3. (obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
  4. (obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)

Translations[edit]

retrieval — see retrieval
return of a difficult ball
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