re·trieve (r -tr v )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·triev  a·bili·ty n.re·triev a·ble adj.re·triev a·bly adv. |
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv]
vb (mainly tr)
1. to get or fetch back again; recover he retrieved his papers from various people's drawers
2. to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive
3. to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system
5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (also intr) (of dogs) to find and fetch (shot game)
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Squash & Fives) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Tennis Squash Badminton to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach)
7. to recall; remember
n
1. the act of retrieving
2. the chance of being retrieved
[from Old French retrover, from re- + trouver to find, perhaps from Vulgar Latin tropāre (unattested) to compose; see trover, troubadour]
retrievable adj
retrievability n
retrievably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | retrieve - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer |
| 2. | retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage" fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve" | |
| 3. | retrieve - run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve" fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" retrieve - go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage" | |
| 4. | retrieve - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" |
retrieve
Translations
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] VT
1. (= get back) [+ object] → recuperar, recobrar (Hunting) → cobrar
to retrieve sth from the water → rescatar algo del agua
she retrieved her handkerchief → recogió su pañuelo, volvió a tomar su pañuelo
to retrieve sth from the water → rescatar algo del agua
she retrieved her handkerchief → recogió su pañuelo, volvió a tomar su pañuelo
3. (fig) (= rescue) [+ situation] → salvar
we shall retrieve nothing from this disaster → no salvaremos nada de esta catástrofe
we shall retrieve nothing from this disaster → no salvaremos nada de esta catástrofe
4. (Comput, Psych) [+ information] → recuperar
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] vt
[+ object] → récupérer
[+ situation, honour] → sauver
[+ error, loss] → réparer
(COMPUTING) [+ information, data, file] → extraire
retrieve
vt
(= recover) → zurück-/hervor-/heraus-/herunterholen; (= rescue) → retten; (from wreckage etc) → bergen; material from waste → zurückgewinnen; (Comput) information, data → abrufen; (after a crash) → wiederherstellen; honour, position, money, investment → wiedererlangen; loss → wiedergutmachen; to retrieve something from oblivion → etw der Vergessenheit entreißen
(dog) → apportieren
vi (dog) → apportieren
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] vt
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] vt
a. (get back, YYY, object, money) → ricuperare; (honour, position) → riconquistare; (set to rights, error, loss, situation) → rimediare a
b. (Comput) → richiamare
retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] vt
a. (get back, YYY, object, money) → ricuperare; (honour, position) → riconquistare; (set to rights, error, loss, situation) → rimediare a
b. (Comput) → richiamare
v retrieve [rəˈtriːv]
1 to get back (something which was lost etc) My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half. herwin يَسْتَرِد، يَسْتَعيد връщам získat zpět få tilbage; genoprette wiederbekommen επανακτώ recuperar, recobrar tagasi saama دوباره به دست آوردن hakea récupérer, retrouver לְקַבֵּל חֲזָרָה पुन: प्राप्त करना pronaći, vratiti izgubljeno visszaszerez mendapatkan kembali endurheimta recuperare, ritrovare 取戻す 되찾다 atgauti atgūt mendapatkan kembali terugkrijgen få tilbake, gjenvinne odzyskać recuperar a recupera, a regăsi вернуть себе opäť získať, nájsť nazaj dobiti povratiti återfå, få tillbaka ได้กลับคืนมา tekrar ele geçirmek 拿回 знову знаходити دوبارہ حاصل کرنا lấy lại 重新得到
2 (of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter). apporteer يَسْتَرِدُّ شَيْئا مَفْقودا донасям aportovat hente apportieren φέρνω (θήραμα) cobrar leidma ja kätte tooma شکار تیر خورده را ایفتن noutaa rapporter לְאָתֵר וּלהָבִיא जांच-पड़ताल से पुन: प्राप्त करना aportirati, naći i donijeti ubjenu životinju apportíroz (kutya) mencari dan mendapatkan kembali finna og sækja riportare 取って来る (사냥개가) 사냥감을 찾아서 가져오다 rasti ir atnešti (par suni) atrast un atnest (medījumu) mencari apporteren finne og bringe tilbake aportować trazer a aporta приносить (обратно) aportovať najti in prinesti doneti divljač apportera การเอากลับคืนมา bulup getirmek (獵犬)銜回(被擊中的獵物) приносити дичину دوبارہ تلاش کرنا tìm lại （猎犬）衔回（被击中的猎物）
n reˈtrieval
apportasie إسْتِرْداد، إسْتِعادَه връщане získávání generhvervelse das Apportieren ανάκτηση recuperación taastamine, otsing باز پس گیری haku récupération אִחזוּר पुन: प्राप्ति vraćanje, pronalaženje visszanyerés; jóvátétel hal mendapatkan kembali endurheimt recupero 取返し 회복 atgavimas atgūšana pencarian het terugvinden gjenfinning odzyskanie, aport recuperação recuperare возвращение získavanie, hľadanie ponovna pridobitev povraćaj återfående, återvinnande การกู้คืนมา bulup geri getirme, tekrar ele geçir(il)me 拿回 повернення دوبارہ حصول sự lấy lại 收回
n reˈtriever
a breed of dog trained to find and bring back birds and animals that have been shot. apporteerhond كَلْب صَيْد порода ловджийско куче aportér retriever der Apportierhund ράτσα κυνηγόσκυλου perro cobrador, perdiguero jahikoer سگ باز یاب noutaja chien d'arrêt כֶּלֶב רֶטרִיבֵר पुन: प्राप्त करने वाला retriver, svaki pas aporter (donosilac pogođene divljači) vizsla anjing terlatih memungut hasil buruan veiðihundur af tilteknu kyni (cane da riporto) 猟犬 리트리버(사냥개) medžioklinis šuo medību suns pencari retriever retriever (rodzaj psa myśliwskiego) perdigueiro câine de aport охотничья собака aportér prinašalec retriver apportör, retriever สุนัขที่ถูกฝึกให้หาและเอากลับมา; ผู้เอากลับมา av köpeği 獵犬 мисливський собака زخمی شکار کو پکڑ کر لانے والا کتا chó thu mồi (找到并带回猎物的)猎犬
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