Meaning Of The Word Retrieve

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What's The Definition Of Retrieve?

retrieve
verb: If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state.
verb: If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it.
verb: To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back.

retrieve in American English
to get back; recover
intransitive verb: to retrieve game
noun: an act of retrieving; recovery
transitive verb: to recover or regain

retrieve in British English
to get or fetch back again; recover
noun: the act of retrieving

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