Retrieve
verb
To get and bring back something that was lost or taken away.
I retrieved my keys from the lost and found.
Often appears as...
- retrieve data
- retrieve information
verb
To locate and pull up (information) from a storage device or system, such as a computer or smartphone.
He retrieved the data from the hard drive.
Often appears as...
- retrieve files
- retrieve messages
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Technical
verb
To remember or bring back ideas or memories from the past.
She couldn't retrieve the name of the book she had read last year.
Often appears as...
- retrieve memory
- retrieve a name
verb
In sports, especially tennis or cricket, to hit or return (a ball) successfully.
He managed to retrieve the ball and hit a winning shot.
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- retrieve a serve
- retrieve a shot
verb
To get and bring back something that was lost or taken away.
I retrieved my keys from the lost and found.
Often appears as...
- retrieve data
- retrieve information
verb
To locate and pull up (information) from a storage device or system, such as a computer or smartphone.
He retrieved the data from the hard drive.
Often appears as...
- retrieve files
- retrieve messages
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To remember or bring back ideas or memories from the past.
She couldn't retrieve the name of the book she had read last year.
Often appears as...
- retrieve memory
- retrieve a name
verb
In sports, especially tennis or cricket, to hit or return (a ball) successfully.
He managed to retrieve the ball and hit a winning shot.
Often appears as...
- retrieve a serve
- retrieve a shot
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Retrieval
Focuses on getting a physical object that was lost or taken.
After the party, I retrieved my jacket from the coatroom.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Refers to a quick action to get something back, often urgently.
She rushed to retrieve her passport from the coffee shop.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Retrieval
Focuses on getting a physical object that was lost or taken.
After the party, I retrieved my jacket from the coatroom.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Refers to a quick action to get something back, often urgently.
She rushed to retrieve her passport from the coffee shop.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Retrieval
Focuses on getting a physical object that was lost or taken.
After the party, I retrieved my jacket from the coatroom.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Action
Refers to a quick action to get something back, often urgently.
She rushed to retrieve her passport from the coffee shop.
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Does stress affect your...
which emphasizes experiences associated with strong emotions. The hippocampus then encodes memories, probably by strengthening the synaptic connections stimulated during the original sensory experience. Once a memory has been encoded, it can be remembered, or retrieved, later. Memories are stored all over the brain,
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Unsung Heroes of Everest...
that was left on the summit. The family had paid this company to try to go back and retrieve it. One of their main jobs, besides carrying these heavy loads above base camp is also essentially the herding of the human cattle. You know, we've got these big lines of people going up these ropes and
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Filming Antarctica's...
is reaching down from the cold world above the guys came up utterly exhausted and we set it to run for an eight hour eight hour time lapse and we knew we then had to go away and the next day uh come back to retrieve and we we came back and there was a you know we were very nervous you know with
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Mother Tiger Learns to...
forgotten as long as the Cubs call their mother is compelled to keep retrieving them but this would try any mother's patience the young Cubs life is very precarious had the mother been away hunting at a moment like this the outcome could have been very different
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How memories form and...
These changes seem to affect how people retrieve stored information. Age also affects our memory-making abilities. Memories are encoded most strongly when we're paying attention, when we're deeply engaged, and when information is meaningful to us.
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The brain may be able to...
But we could not stop here, of course. Do these cells also help a monkey to recover after a lesion? So for that, we trained monkeys to perform a manual dexterity task. They had to retrieve food pellets from a tray. They were very good at it.
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5 Amazing Animal...
forgotten as long as the Cubs call their mother is compelled to keep retrieving them but this would try any mother's patience the young Cubs life is very precarious had the mother been away hunting at a moment like this the
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How Your Memory Works --...
but you cannot, for the life of you, retrieve it on demand. Why does this happen? Blocking on a word can occur when there's only partial or weak activation of the neurons that connect to the word you're looking for.
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How electromagnetic...
retrieving all of the information that that person would need in order to navigate through the building safely so we're using wireless technology to help the visually impaired by producing smart
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The epic of Gilgamesh,...
and granted eternal youth. Though Gilgamesh successfully retrieved the plant, a snake stole it on his way home. But when Gilgamesh laid eyes on his beautiful city again,
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Does stress affect your...
which emphasizes experiences associated with strong emotions. The hippocampus then encodes memories, probably by strengthening the synaptic connections stimulated during the original sensory experience. Once a memory has been encoded, it can be remembered, or retrieved, later. Memories are stored all over the brain,
Video examples
Unsung Heroes of Everest...
that was left on the summit. The family had paid this company to try to go back and retrieve it. One of their main jobs, besides carrying these heavy loads above base camp is also essentially the herding of the human cattle. You know, we've got these big lines of people going up these ropes and
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
is reaching down from the cold world above the guys came up utterly exhausted and we set it to run for an eight hour eight hour time lapse and we knew we then had to go away and the next day uh come back to retrieve and we we came back and there was a you know we were very nervous you know with
Video examples
Mother Tiger Learns to...
forgotten as long as the Cubs call their mother is compelled to keep retrieving them but this would try any mother's patience the young Cubs life is very precarious had the mother been away hunting at a moment like this the outcome could have been very different
Video examples
How memories form and...
These changes seem to affect how people retrieve stored information. Age also affects our memory-making abilities. Memories are encoded most strongly when we're paying attention, when we're deeply engaged, and when information is meaningful to us.
Video examples
The brain may be able to...
But we could not stop here, of course. Do these cells also help a monkey to recover after a lesion? So for that, we trained monkeys to perform a manual dexterity task. They had to retrieve food pellets from a tray. They were very good at it.
Video examples
5 Amazing Animal...
forgotten as long as the Cubs call their mother is compelled to keep retrieving them but this would try any mother's patience the young Cubs life is very precarious had the mother been away hunting at a moment like this the
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How Your Memory Works --...
but you cannot, for the life of you, retrieve it on demand. Why does this happen? Blocking on a word can occur when there's only partial or weak activation of the neurons that connect to the word you're looking for.
Video examples
How electromagnetic...
retrieving all of the information that that person would need in order to navigate through the building safely so we're using wireless technology to help the visually impaired by producing smart
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The epic of Gilgamesh,...
and granted eternal youth. Though Gilgamesh successfully retrieved the plant, a snake stole it on his way home. But when Gilgamesh laid eyes on his beautiful city again,
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Dean Ornish
American Educator
Whether it's by helping us search for health-related information, connecting us with doctors through online portals, or enabling us to store and retrieve our medical records online, the Internet is starting to show the promise it has to transform the way people interact with and improve their own health and wellness.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to retrieve. It is as if he was sent to this earth with the sole purpose of writing this book.
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Michael Laudrup
Danish Coach
I do not like to use a player solely to make a member of the opposing team, for one simple reason: when we cannot retrieve the ball, we are forced to defend with ten men, giving the opponents an advantage.
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Maria Konnikova
American Writer
I can understand pulling a book whose contents have been questioned - after all, false information has a way of sticking in your brain and seeming true when you go to retrieve it years later.
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Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me.
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Shawn Fanning
American Businessman
But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.
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Steve Rushin
American Journalist
Trying to keep up is the ultimate act of uncoolness. And so I still retrieve not one but two daily newspapers from the driveway.
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Roberto Firmino
Brazilian Athlete
My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.
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Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
I have lived most of my life with the conviction that I don't dream, because I never could retrieve a dream.
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Dean Ornish
American Educator
Whether it's by helping us search for health-related information, connecting us with doctors through online portals, or enabling us to store and retrieve our medical records online, the Internet is starting to show the promise it has to transform the way people interact with and improve their own health and wellness.
Quote examples
Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
Although many of his other novels are brilliant there is a power in 'Oliver Twist' that I believe Dickens never managed to retrieve. It is as if he was sent to this earth with the sole purpose of writing this book.
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Michael Laudrup
Danish Coach
I do not like to use a player solely to make a member of the opposing team, for one simple reason: when we cannot retrieve the ball, we are forced to defend with ten men, giving the opponents an advantage.
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Maria Konnikova
American Writer
I can understand pulling a book whose contents have been questioned - after all, false information has a way of sticking in your brain and seeming true when you go to retrieve it years later.
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Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me.
Quote examples
Shawn Fanning
American Businessman
But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
What I wanted to do in talking about basketball in 'Hoop Roots' was retrieve the game as something to participate in, not to watch.
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Steve Rushin
American Journalist
Trying to keep up is the ultimate act of uncoolness. And so I still retrieve not one but two daily newspapers from the driveway.
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Roberto Firmino
Brazilian Athlete
My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.
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Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
I have lived most of my life with the conviction that I don't dream, because I never could retrieve a dream.
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