retrieve
Intermediatezipf 3.69Pronunciation
/rɪˈtriːv/(rih-TREEV)
Part of speech
verbneutral
Chinese
取回;恢复;检索(找到并带回)
Definition
To get something back from where it was lost or stored.
Word family
- retrieval/rɪˈtriːvəl/(n)检索
- retriever/rɪˈtriːvə/(n)寻回犬
Collocations
- retrieve data
- retrieve information
- retrieve a file
- retrieve from memory
Examples
- 1.The deleted file was successfully retrieved from the backup. (recover)
- 2.She bent down to retrieve her dropped keys. (get back physically)
- 3.The system can retrieve records in milliseconds. (computing)
Synonyms
- recover/rɪˈkʌvə/— get back after loss
- fetch/fɛtʃ/— go and bring back, simpler
- reclaim/rɪˈkleɪm/— take back what's rightfully yours
Etymology
re- (back) + trouver (to find) — find again