rɪˈtrɪv

Definitions

1. verb

to get or obtain something that has been lost, forgotten, or taken away

“She spent hours searching for her lost phone and finally managed to retrieve it.”

2. verb

to bring back or restore something, such as a memory or a feeling

“The smell of freshly baked cookies helped her retrieve the happy memories of her childhood.”

3. noun

the act of getting or obtaining something that has been lost, forgotten, or taken away

“The retrieval of the lost data from the damaged hard drive took several hours.”

4. noun

the act of bringing back or restoring something, such as a memory or a feeling

“The retrieval of her happy memories from childhood helped her cope with the loss of her loved one.”

5. verb

to take or bring back something from a database or a storage system

“The software was designed to quickly retrieve data from the database and display it on the screen.”