Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
retrieve en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɾɪˈtɾiv/ (Scotland)
- /ɾə-/ (Scotland)
- audio
- /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹi-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹəˈtɹiv/ (General-American)
- /ɾɪˈtɾiːv/ (Wales)
- /ɾə-/ (Wales)
- /ɹə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).
Meanings
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A retrieval.
Secondly, the number of retrieves given in any one session is restricted according to the dog's level of interest. If he is not madly keen he has perhaps two or three retrieves in a session, and on some days he will have none at all.
2013, Margaret Allen, In the Bag!: Labrador Training from Puppy to Gundog:
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The return of a difficult ball.
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(obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
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(obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
we'll bring Wax to the retrieve
1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
Translations (5)
de Rettung (return of a difficult ball) · fi palautus (return of a difficult ball) · de Rettung (return of a difficult ball) · fi pelastus (return of a difficult ball) · nl redding (return of a difficult ball)
retrieve en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɾɪˈtɾiv/ (Scotland)
- /ɾə-/ (Scotland)
- audio
- /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹi-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹəˈtɹiv/ (General-American)
- /ɾɪˈtɾiːv/ (Wales)
- /ɾə-/ (Wales)
- /ɹə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To regain or get back something.
to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball
With late repentance now they would retrieve / The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.
1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To rescue (a creature).
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(transitive) To salvage something
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(transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
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(transitive) To remember or recall something.
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(transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits
1714, Rev. Dean Berkeley, letter to Alexander Pope, May 1, 1714:
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(transitive) To fetch and bring in game.
The cook doesn't care what's shot, only what's actually retrieved.
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(intransitive) To fetch and bring in game systematically.
Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving.
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(intransitive) To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
Most dogs love retrieving, regardless of what object is thrown.
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(transitive) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
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(obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).
There is much to be done […] and much to be retrieved.
1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.
1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Forms
Deriveds
retrieveless · retrievability · retriever · retrievable · retrievement · unretrieved
Relateds
retrieval
Translations (141)
ru спасти́ (to rescue) · pl naprawić (to remedy or rectify something) · izh perriä (to regain or get back something) · ru отыска́ть (to regain or get back something) · pt recuperar (to salvage something) · el επανορθώνω (to remedy or rectify something) · fi noutaa (to fetch and bring in game systematically) · ru вспо́мнить (to remember or recall something) · pl uratować (to rescue) · wa ritrover (to regain or get back something) · de retten (to rescue) · de zurückholen (to regain or get back something) · uk рятувати (to rescue) · nl redden (to rescue) · nl redden (to make a difficult ball return) · it riguadagnare (to regain or get back something) · he החזיר (to fetch or carry back something) · de wiederkriegen (to regain or get back something) · it recuperare (to regain or get back something) · pl odzyskać (to regain or get back something) · it riottenere (to regain or get back something) · ru верну́ть (to regain or get back something) · de (Daten) einlesen (to fetch or carry back something) · ja 取り戻す (to regain or get back something) · de apportieren (to fetch and bring in game systematically) · nl opduikelen (to remember or recall something) · ru приноси́ть (to fetch and bring in game) · es coger (to fetch or carry back something) · fi saada takaisin (to regain or get back something) · de (Daten) holen (to fetch or carry back something) · ru приноси́ть (to fetch or carry back something) · pl naprawiać (to remedy or rectify something) · es diñarse (to fetch or carry back something) · fi pelastaa (to make a difficult ball return) · ckb ستاندنەوە (to regain or get back something) · de (etwas) abstellen (to remedy or rectify something) · de wiedererlangen (to salvage something) · de wiedergutmachen (to remedy the evil consequence of, to repair a loss or damage) · nl terugbrengen (to regain or get back something) · fr récupérer (to regain or get back something) · pl przypominać (to remember or recall something) · sl prinesti (to fetch and bring in game) · fi muistaa (to remember or recall something) · ca recuperar (to regain or get back something) · el πίσω (to regain or get back something) · hy վերհիշել (to remember or recall something) · pt recuperar (to rescue) · uk відновлювати (to remedy or rectify something) · mi whakahoki (to regain or get back something) · fi pelastaa (to rescue) · nl terugkrijgen (to regain or get back something) · bg спасявам (to salvage something) · pl ratować (to salvage something) · ro recupera (to regain or get back something) · ru спаса́ть (to rescue) · tr kurtarmak (to rescue) · ru спаса́ть (to salvage something) · fi noutaa (to fetch and bring in game) · ru возвраща́ть (to regain or get back something) · ru принести́ (to fetch and bring in game) · nl apporteren (to fetch and bring in game) · hy հետ բերել (to fetch or carry back something) · bg донасям (to fetch and bring in game) · fi pelastaa (to salvage something) · de sich erinnern (to remember or recall something) · it rintracciare (to fetch or carry back something) · oc retrobar (to regain or get back something) · fi korjata (to remedy the evil consequence of, to repair a loss or damage) · fi hankkia takaisin (to regain or get back something) · km ទៅយក (to fetch or carry back something) · de wiedergutmachen (to remedy or rectify something) · ru исправля́ть (to remedy or rectify something) · de apportieren (to fetch and bring in game) · he הביא חזרה (to fetch or carry back something) · de apportieren (to fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game) · el διορθώνω (to remedy or rectify something) · it recuperare (to remedy or rectify something) · de (Daten) abrufen (to fetch or carry back something) · pl przynieść (to fetch or carry back something) · hy փրկել (to rescue) · fi pelastaa (to remedy or rectify something) · el παίρνω (to regain or get back something) · de zurückholen (to fetch or carry back something) · de wiedererlangen (to regain or get back something) · fi korjata (to remedy or rectify something) · ru спасти́ (to salvage something) · it recuperare (to salvage something) · ru вспомина́ть (to remember or recall something) · bg спасявам (to rescue) · de erinnern (to remember or recall something) · nl terugbrengen (to fetch or carry back something) · cmn 重拾 (to regain or get back something) · sv minnas (to remember or recall something) · fi noutaa (to fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game) · de richtigstellen (to remedy or rectify something) · es entregarse (to fetch or carry back something) · ru принести́ (to fetch or carry back something) · bg поправям (to remedy or rectify something) · nl in herinnering roepen (to remember or recall something) · de zurückerhalten (to regain or get back something) · pl odzyskiwać (to regain or get back something) · pl przynosić (to fetch or carry back something) · fi palauttaa mieleensä (to remember or recall something) · it raccattare (to fetch or carry back something) · fr retrouver (to regain or get back something) · vi thu thập (to fetch or carry back something) · pt recuperar (to remedy or rectify something) · tr geri almak (to regain or get back something) · pl zaradzić (to remedy or rectify something) · nl bergen (to salvage something) · oc recuperar (to regain or get back something) · es ir por (to fetch or carry back something) · uk повертати собі (to regain or get back something) · es ir a por (to fetch or carry back something) · it recuperare (to rescue) · hy վերականգնել (to remedy or rectify something) · it riportare (to fetch or carry back something) · pl przypomnieć (to remember or recall something) · de bergen (to salvage something) · pt recuperar (to regain or get back something) · bg спомням си (to remember or recall something) · ar استرجع (to regain or get back something) · ro aduce înapoi (to fetch or carry back something) · pl przywoływać z pamięci (coś) (to remember or recall something) · de zurückbringen (to fetch or carry back something) · nl herstellen (to remedy or rectify something) · pt resgatar (to rescue) · bg възвръщам си (to regain or get back something) · ru испра́вить (to remedy or rectify something) · fi pelastaa (to remedy the evil consequence of, to repair a loss or damage) · uk виправляти (to remedy or rectify something) · hy վերադարձնել (to fetch or carry back something) · ru оты́скивать (to regain or get back something) · fi noutaa (to fetch or carry back something) · nl rechtzetten (to remedy or rectify something) · es recobrar (to regain or get back something) · de wiedererhalten (to regain or get back something) · pl ratować (to rescue) · pl uratować (to salvage something) · pt remediar (to remedy or rectify something) · it rimediare (to remedy or rectify something)