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retrievable

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re·trieve  (r-trv)
v. re·trieved, re·triev·ing, re·trieves
v.tr.
1. To get back; regain.
2.
a. To rescue or save.
b. Sports To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton).
3. To bring back again; revive or restore.
4. To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See Synonyms at recover.
5. To recall to mind; remember.
6. To find and carry back; fetch.
v.intr.
To find and bring back game: a dog trained to retrieve.
n.
1. The act of retrieving; retrieval.
2. Sports A difficult but successful return of a ball or shuttlecock.

[Middle English retreven, from Old French retrover, retruev- : re-, re- + trover, to find; see trover.]

re·trieva·bili·ty n.
re·trieva·ble adj.
re·trieva·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.retrievable - capable of being regained especially with effort; "he believed the information was retrievable"
recoverable - capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event"
Translations
retrievable [rɪˈtriːvəbl] ADJrecuperable; [error etc] → reparable
retrievable
adj
(= recoverable)zurück-/hervor-/heraus-/herunterholbar; (= rescuable)rettbar; (from wreckage etc) → zu bergen; material from wasterückgewinnbar; (Comput) information, dataabrufbar; (after a crash) → wiederherstellbar; honour, position, money, investmentwiedererlangbar
loss, errorwiedergutzumachen pred, → wiedergutzumachend attr; situationzu retten
retrievable [rɪˈtriːvəbl] adj (see vb) → ricuperabile, riconquistabile, rimediabile, richiamabile
retrievable [rɪˈtriːvəbl] adj (see vb) → ricuperabile, riconquistabile, rimediabile, richiamabile


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