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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  Retrieve
       
           A query language inspired JPLDIS which led to
          Vulcan and then to dBASE II, developed by Tymshare Corp
          in the 1960s.
       
          (1998-04-29)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.)
     To discover and bring in game that has been killed or
     wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n.
     1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
        [Obs.] --Nares.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retrieved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Retrieving.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find
     again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;
     pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See
     Trover.]
     1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss
        or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve
        independence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With late repentance now they would retrieve
              The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To recall; to bring back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.
                                                    --Berkeley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or
        damadge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is much to be done . . . and much to be
              retrieved.                            --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.)
     To discover and bring in game that has been killed or
     wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n.
     1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
     2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
        [Obs.] --Nares.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retrieved; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Retrieving.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find
     again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;
     pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See
     Trover.]
     1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss
        or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve
        independence.
  
              With late repentance now they would retrieve The
              bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden
  
     2. To recall; to bring back.
  
              To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.
                                                    --Berkeley.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  retrieve
       v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control
            of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
            [syn: recover, find, regain]
       2: of trained dogs
       3: 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"
          [syn: remember, recall, call back, call up, recollect,
           think] [ant: forget]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     n.
     1 A retrieval
     2 (lb en sports) The return of a difficult ball
     3 (lb en obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
     4 (lb en obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To regain or get back something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To rescue (a creature).
     3 (lb en transitive) To salvage something
     4 (lb en transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
     5 (lb en transitive) To remember or recall something.
     6 (lb en transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (lb
  en computing) a file or data record.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     n.
     1 A retrieval
     2 (lb en sports) The return of a difficult ball
     3 (lb en obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
     4 (lb en obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To regain or get back something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To rescue (a creature).
     3 (lb en transitive) To salvage something
     4 (lb en transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
     5 (lb en transitive) To remember or recall something.
     6 (lb en transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (lb
  en computing) a file or data record.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     n.
     1 A retrieval
     2 (lb en sports) The return of a difficult ball
     3 (lb en obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
     4 (lb en obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To regain or get back something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To rescue (a creature).
     3 (lb en transitive) To salvage something
     4 (lb en transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
     5 (lb en transitive) To remember or recall something.
     6 (lb en transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (lb
  en computing) a file or data record.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     n.
     1 A retrieval
     2 (lb en sports) The return of a difficult ball
     3 (lb en obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
     4 (lb en obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To regain or get back something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To rescue (a creature).
     3 (lb en transitive) To salvage something
     4 (lb en transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
     5 (lb en transitive) To remember or recall something.
     6 (lb en transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (lb
  en computing) a file or data record.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     Englanti vb.
     1 hyvittää
     2 korjata, kunnostaa
     3 jäljittää
     4 noutaa, pelastaa, palauttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retrieve
     Engelska vb.
     1 återvinna, återta, få tillbaka
     2 rädda; återställa
     3 gottgöra; ersätta
     4 (tagg data språk=en) hämta, ta fram
     5 (tagg kat=sport text=racketsport språk=en) hinna returnera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Retrieve /ɹɪtɹˈiːv/
  إسترجع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  retrieve //ɹiˈtɹiːv// //ɹəˈtɹiːv// //ɹɪˈtɹiːv// 
  1. донасям
  to fetch and bring in game
  2. възвръщам си
  to regain or get back something
  3. поправям
  to remedy or rectify something
  4. спомням си
  to remember or recall something
  5. спасявам 2.
  to rescue
   3.
  to salvage something