Word Definition

Retrieve

  1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.
  2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
  3. To recall; to bring back.
  4. A seeking again; a discovery.
  5. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
  6. To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.