RETRIEVE


Meaning of RETRIEVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪˈtri:v ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a regain possession of. b recover by investigation or effort of memory. 2 a restore to knowledge or recall to mind. b obtain (information stored in a computer etc.). 3 (of a dog) find and bring in (killed or wounded game etc.). 4 (foll. by from) recover or rescue (esp. from a bad state). 5 restore to a flourishing state; revive. 6 repair or set right (a loss or error etc.) (managed to retrieve the situation). --n. the possibility of recovery (beyond retrieve). øøretrievable adj. retrieval n. [ME f. OF retroeve- stressed stem of retrover (as RE-, trover find)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.