retrieve

Intermediatezipf 3.69

Pronunciation

/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. 1.The deleted file was successfully retrieved from the backup. (recover)
  2. 2.She bent down to retrieve her dropped keys. (get back physically)
  3. 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