retrieve
US /rɪˈtriv/
Definition
get or find back; recover the use of
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The technician managed to retrieve all the files from the damaged drive.
Word Family
NounNoun
retrieval
retriever
VerbVerb
retrieve gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- recoverget or find back; recover the use of
- regainget or find back; recover the use of
- fetchthe action of fetching
Collocations
- Easy retrieve a lost ballto retrieve a lost ball, meaning to get or find back; recover the use of
- Medium retrieve archived files from the corporate serverto retrieve archived files from the corporate server, meaning to get or find back; recover the use of
- Hard retrieve sensitive intelligence from intercepted trafficto retrieve sensitive intelligence from intercepted traffic, meaning to get or find back; recover the use of
- Very Hard retrieve a desperate situation from the brink of catastropheto retrieve a desperate situation from the brink of catastrophe, meaning to get or find back; recover the use of
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