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Synonyms for retrieve
rɪˈtrivre·trieve

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. retrieve

    The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.

    Synonyms:
    be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, recuperate, regain, repossess, restore, resume

    Antonyms:
    die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

    Preposition:
    From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. retrieve

    Synonyms:
    recover, regain, rescue, repair, restore

    Antonyms:
    lose, forfeit, abandon, betray, surrender, impair, deteriorate

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. recover, retrieve, find, regainverb

    get or find back; recover the use of

    "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

    Synonyms:
    line up, detect, go back, find oneself, recoup, get, get hold, recollect, recuperate, find, reclaim, rule, notice, convalesce, call up, chance, determine, see, find out, come up, think, encounter, happen, feel, incur, observe, recall, witness, call back, recover, ascertain, bump, remember, regain, obtain, discover, receive

  2. retrieveverb

    go for and bring back

    "retrieve the car from the parking garage"

    Synonyms:
    call up, find, remember, recollect, call back, recall, think, recover, regain

  3. retrieveverb

    run after, pick up, and bring to the master

    "train the dog to retrieve"

    Synonyms:
    call up, find, remember, recollect, call back, recall, think, recover, regain

  4. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, thinkverb

    recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

    "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

    Synonyms:
    recover, cerebrate, suppose, mean, reckon, commemorate, mobilize, phone, return, recollect, find, call in, rally, hark back, call up, echo, guess, come back, call, think, intend, conceive, opine, bring forward, imagine, recall, mobilise, commend, believe, call back, think back, think of, ring, consider, remember, cogitate, withdraw, regain, telephone

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. retrieveverb

    Synonyms:
    regain, recover, restore, repair, re-establish, get again

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#247030reanimate
#309992cogitate

How to use retrieve in a sentence?

  1. Abu Osama:

    There are some families that have been buried under the rubble and no one is able to retrieve their bodies, the regime is just burning and destroying ... and then trying to advance on several fronts.

  2. Jinshiro Motoyama:

    They'd been there before I was born so I coexisted alongside them, but I remember kicking a soccer ball into one by mistake when I was around six years old. I couldn't go in to retrieve it -- and it only hit me why when I grew up.

  3. Keyaira Smith:

    The gun slipped out of the holster when he had fallen, and I think he may have tried to retrieve it, there was absolutely no hesitation at all.

  4. William Barr:

    People who have lost the ability to speak can’t retrieve words or maintain a rhythm in their speech.

  5. Ernesto Flores:

    There are still 30 bodies to retrieve. It´s complicated because it´s at the bottom of the river.


Translations for retrieve

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  • zurückholenGerman
  • διορθώνω, επανορθώνω, παίρνω, πίσωGreek
  • recuperarSpanish
  • pelastus, noutaa, palauttaa mieleensä, muistaa, [[hankkia]] [[takaisin]], [[saada]] [[takaisin]], korjata, palautus, pelastaaFinnish
  • récupérer, retrouverFrench
  • վերհիշել, հետ բերել, փրկել, վերականգնել, վերադարձնելArmenian
  • mendapatkan kembaliIndonesian
  • riottenere, raccattare, rintracciare e riportare, riportare, rintracciare e recuperare, rimediare, recuperare, riguadagnare, rintracciareItalian
  • להחזירHebrew
  • rechtzetten, terugbrengen, bergen, apporteren, herstellen, redden, redding, opduikelen, terugkrijgenDutch
  • uratować, przynosić, przypominać, ratować, odzyskać, przypomnieć, zaradzić, odzyskiwać, naprawić, przynieść, naprawiaćPolish
  • recuperar, remediar, resgatarPortuguese
  • исправля́ть, отыска́ть, спасти́, вспомина́ть, испра́вить, возвраща́ть, приноси́ть, вспо́мнить, оты́скивать, верну́ть, спаса́ть, принести́Russian
  • prinestiSlovene
  • minnasSwedish
  • geri almakTurkish
  • بازیافتUrdu
  • 取回Chinese

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