retrieve | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of retrieve – Learner’s Dictionary

retrieve
verb [ T ]
uk
/rɪˈtriːv/
us
to get something after first finding it:
I've just retrieved the ball from the bottom of the pond.
computer tools for retrieving information

retrieval

noun [ U ]
the act of retrieving something:
the storage and retrieval of information
(Definition of retrieve from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of retrieve

in Chinese (Traditional)
找回, 取回, 挽回…
in Chinese (Simplified)
找回, 取回, 挽回…
in Spanish
recuperar, rescatar…
in Portuguese
recuperar, trazer de volta…
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Japanese
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
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in Malay
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in Russian
bulup çıkarmak, almak, gidip almak…
rapporter, retrouver, récupérer…
取(と)り戻(もど)す, 検索(けんさく)する…
terugkrijgen, apporteren…
získat zpět, aportovat…
få tilbage, genoprette, hente…
mendapatkan kembali, mencari dan mendapatkan kembali…
ได้กลับคืนมา, การเอากลับคืนมา…
lấy lại, tìm lại…
wydobywać, wyszukiwać, odzyskać…
mendapatkan kembali, mencari…
wiederbekommen, apportieren…
ta med tilbake, få tilbake, finne igjen…
знову знаходити, приносити дичину…
доставать, отыскивать…
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