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retrieve
verb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ETRIEV
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɹɪˈtɹiv
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
“I can't remember saying any such thing”
verb
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
“train the dog to retrieve”
verb
go for and bring back
“retrieve the car from the parking garage”
verb
get or find back; recover the use of
“She regained control of herself”
In context
Example Sentences
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
train the dog to retrieve
retrieve the car from the parking garage
She regained control of herself
She found her voice and replied quickly
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