retrieve
retrieve Lexical Profile
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• verb
To get or bring something back from somewhere; to regain possession of.
"She bent down to retrieve her keys from beneath the sofa."
To locate and extract stored data or information from a computer system or from memory.
"The software allows archivists to quickly retrieve historical records from the central database."
To set right or restore an unfavorable situation, error, or loss.
"A decisive final-quarter performance helped the team retrieve their sagging fortunes."
To find and bring back killed or wounded game (of a dog).
"Golden retrievers were originally bred to retrieve waterfowl for hunters without damaging the birds."
• noun
An act of recovering or regaining something, or the possibility of recovery (chiefly used in the phrase 'beyond retrieve').
"Once the fragile manuscript was destroyed by the fire, its contents were lost beyond retrieve."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 15th century from Old French 'retrever' ('to find again'), originally used as a hunting term for dogs finding lost game.
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