Retrieve meaning

What does “retrieve” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“retrieve” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: get or find back; recover the use of.

retrieve

get or find back; recover the use of
“She regained control of herself”
“She found her voice and replied quickly”
Synonymsrecover find regain
go for and bring back
“retrieve the car from the parking garage”
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
“train the dog to 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”
Synonymsremember recall call back call up recollect think

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University