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Added 9 October 2026

retrieve

/ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about retrieve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Get or find back; recover the use of.
She regained control of herself
Go for and bring back.
retrieve the car from the parking garage
Run after, pick up, and bring to the master.
train the dog to retrieve

Origin

Recorded in Middle English c. 1410 as retreve (altered to retrive in the 16th century; modern form is from c. 1650), from Middle French retruev-, stem of Old French retrover (“to find again”, modern retrouver), itself from re- (“again”) + trover (“to find”), probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre (“to compose”).

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