retrieve

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·trieve [retrieve retrieves retrieved retrieving] BrE [rɪˈtriːv] NAmE [rɪˈtriːv] verb
1. (formal)to bring or get sth back, especially from a place where it should not be
Syn: ↑recover
•~ sth from sb/sth She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor.
•The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
•~ sth The police have managed to retrieve some of the stolen money.
2. (computing)to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer
•~ sth from sb/sth to retrieve information from the database
•~ sth The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.
3. ~ sth to make a bad situation better; to get back sth that was lost
•You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing.
•Employers are anxious to retrieve the investment they have made in training their employees.
Derived Word: ↑retrievable
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’.

Example Bank:
•He bent to retrieve his hat from the mud.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  remember, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think, recover, find, regain
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  forget, block, blank out, draw a blank