ALL meanings of retrieve
re·trieve
R r - noun Technical meaning of retrieve (language) A query language inspired JPLDIS which led to Vulcan and then to dBASE II, developed by Tymshare Corp in the 1960s. 1
- transitive verb retrieve get, find: computer files, data 1
- transitive verb retrieve get, find: physical object 1
- verb with object retrieve to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball. 1
- verb with object retrieve to bring back to a former and better state; restore: to retrieve one's fortunes. 1
- verb with object retrieve to make amends for: to retrieve an error. 1
- verb with object retrieve to make good; repair: to retrieve a loss. 1
- verb with object retrieve Hunting. (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game). 1
- verb with object retrieve to draw back or reel in (a fishing line). 1
- verb with object retrieve to rescue; save. 1
- verb with object retrieve (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a shot requiring running with the hand extended). 1
- verb with object retrieve Computers. to locate and read (data) from storage, as for display on a monitor. 1
- verb without object retrieve Hunting. to retrieve game. 1
- verb without object retrieve to retrieve a fishing line. 1
- noun retrieve an act of retrieving; recovery. 1
- noun retrieve the possibility of recovery. 1
- verb retrieve If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. 0
- verb retrieve If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state. 0
- verb retrieve To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back. 0
- verb retrieve to get or fetch back again; recover 0
- verb retrieve to bring back to a more satisfactory state; revive 0
- verb retrieve to extricate from trouble or danger; rescue or save 0
- verb retrieve to recover or make newly available (stored information) from a computer system 0
- verb retrieve (of a dog) to find and fetch (shot game) 0
- verb retrieve to return successfully (a shot difficult to reach) 0
- verb retrieve to recall; remember 0
- noun retrieve the act of retrieving 0
- noun retrieve the chance of being retrieved 0
- verb transitive retrieve to get back; recover 0
- verb transitive retrieve to restore; revive 0
- verb transitive retrieve to rescue or save 0
- verb transitive retrieve to set right or repair (a loss, error, etc.); make good 0
- verb transitive retrieve to recall to mind 0
- verb transitive retrieve to gain access to (data) that is on a floppy disk, hard drive, etc. 0
- verb transitive retrieve to find and bring back (killed or wounded small game) 0
- verb transitive retrieve to return (a ball that is hard to reach) 0
- intransitive verb retrieve to retrieve game 0
- noun retrieve any retrieval 0
- noun retrieve a retrieving of the ball in tennis, etc. 0