Meaning of the word retrieve in English

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retrieve

US /rɪˈtriːv/

UK /rɪˈtriːv/

get or bring (something) back from somewhere

Example:

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She was able to retrieve her lost wallet.

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The dog was trained to retrieve the ball.

Synonym:

recover regain repossess reclaim get back

find and extract (information stored in a computer or on the internet)

Example:

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The system can quickly retrieve data from the database.

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I need to retrieve my old emails.

Synonym:

access extract fetch pull up

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