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IELTS word

retrieve

/rΙͺˈtriv/verb

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English definition

to get something back

Common phrases / collocations

  1. retrieve information
  2. retrieve a bag
  3. retrieve data

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The rescuer retrieved the backpack from the riverbank.

  2. 2.

    She retrieved her keys from the car.

  3. 3.

    The system retrieved the file.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A rescuer reaches a fallen backpack on a riverbank and brings it to its owner.
to get something back
1backpack was lost
2it is brought back
backpack was lost→it is brought back