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to retrieve
01
to remember or recollect information previously learned or experienced
Transitive: to retrieve information
02
to go and get back something that was lost or left behind
Transitive: to retrieve sth
03
to find and collect data stored on a computer
Transitive: to retrieve data
04
(of a dog) to locate and return game to its owner
Transitive: to retrieve game
retrieve
v
retrievable
adj
retrievable
adj
Example
The elderly man struggled to retrieve the names of his childhood friends.
In therapy, patients often work to retrieve suppressed memories of their past.
After a moment of concentration, she was able to retrieve the lyrics of the song.
He struggled to retrieve the name of the author of the book he had read last year.
Despite not studying for the exam, she was able to retrieve the necessary information from her memory.
