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Retrieve
rɪˈtriːv
- get or bring (something) back from somewhere
"I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden"
- (of a dog) find and bring back (game that has been shot)
"labradors are used to retrieve the birds after the flush"
- reel or bring in a fishing line
"when he reaches the breakers, with you retrieving furiously, he'll probably change course"
- find or extract (information stored in a computer)
"other features include the ability to store, update, retrieve, and print your data"
- recall (something)
"the police hope to encourage him to retrieve forgotten memories"
- put right or improve (an unwelcome situation)
"he made one last desperate attempt to retrieve the situation"
- an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot
"watch the dog make the long retrieves"
- an act of reeling or drawing in a fishing line
"the chances are that the retrieve will bring your bait through an area of unfished water"
- the possibility of recovery
"he ruined himself beyond retrieve"