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retrieve |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.) To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n. 1. A seeking again a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson 2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term. [Obs.] --Nares. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr & vb n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven OF retrover to find again recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver pref. re- re- + OF trover to find F. trouver. See {Trover}.] 1. To find again to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence. With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden 2. To recall; to bring back To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits. --Berkeley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retrieve v 1: get or find back recover the use of "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {recover}, {find}, {regain}] 2: of trained dogs 3: 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" [syn: {remember}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}, {remind}, {think}] [ant: {forget}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: RetrieveA {query language} inspired {JPLDIS} which led to {Vulcan} and then to {dBASE II}, developed by {Tymshare Corp} in the 1960s. (1998-04-29)
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