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re·trieve

retrieve

 
 
pronunciation:
rih triv
part of speech: verb
inflections: retrieves, retrieving, retrieved
definition: If you retrieve something, you get it back or you bring it back to someone. If you lose something, you are usually happy if you can retrieve it.
The lifeguard retrieved my glasses from the bottom of the pool.
synonyms:
recover
similar words:
get
derivation: retrievable (adj.)