ALL meanings of retrieving
re·trieve
R r - verb with object retrieving to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball. 1
- verb with object retrieving to bring back to a former and better state; restore: to retrieve one's fortunes. 1
- verb with object retrieving to make amends for: to retrieve an error. 1
- verb with object retrieving to make good; repair: to retrieve a loss. 1
- verb with object retrieving Hunting. (of hunting dogs) to fetch (killed or wounded game). 1
- verb with object retrieving to draw back or reel in (a fishing line). 1
- verb with object retrieving to rescue; save. 1
- verb with object retrieving (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) to make an in-bounds return of (a shot requiring running with the hand extended). 1
- verb with object retrieving Computers. to locate and read (data) from storage, as for display on a monitor. 1
- verb without object retrieving Hunting. to retrieve game. 1
- verb without object retrieving to retrieve a fishing line. 1
- noun retrieving an act of retrieving; recovery. 1
- noun retrieving the possibility of recovery. 1