Word a Day
retrieve
What does retrieve mean?
retrieve (verb): to regain or get back something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce retrieve?
/ɹɪˈtɹiv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does retrieve come from?
Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of retrieve?
Words related to retrieve
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “retrieve”?
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What does “retrieve” mean?
to regain or get back something
Right! That's what “retrieve” means.
to dislike intensely or greatly
Not quite: that's what hate means.
to connect (two or more things)
Not quite: that's what link means.
to say, state, or perform again
Not quite: that's what repeat means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “retrieve”?
recover
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include
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provide
Not quite: provide means something else.
believe
Not quite: believe means something else.
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