retrieve

US: /ɹiˈtɹiv/, /ɹɪˈtɹiv/
UK: /ɹɪtɹˈiːv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


retrieve /ri'tri:v/
  • ngoại động từ
    • lấy lại, tìm lại được (vật đã mất); tìm và mang (con vật bị bắn) về (chó săn)
    • khôi phục lại được (tiếng tăm); phục hồi được (công việc làm ăn); xây dựng lại được (cơ nghiệp)
      • to retrieve one's fortunes: xây dựng lại được cơ nghiệp
    • bù đắp được (sự mất mát, tổn thất); sửa chữa được (lỗi lầm)
    • (+ from) cứu thoát khỏi (tình thế khốn quẫn, cái chết chắc chắn...)
    • nhớ lại được
    • nội động từ
      • tìm và nhặt đem về (chó săn)

    Advanced English dictionary


    + verb [VN]
    1 ~ sth (from sb/sth) (formal) to bring or get sth back, especially from a place where it should not be: She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor. + The police have managed to retrieve some of the stolen money. + The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
    2 (computing) to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer: to retrieve information from the database + The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.
    3 to make a bad situation better; to get back sth that was lost: You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing. + Employers are anxious to retrieve the investment they have made in training their employees.
    retrievable adjective
    Antonym: IRRETRIEVABLE

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 bring or get (back), fetch, come back with:
    Simon trained his dog to retrieve his slippers.
    2 recover, save, rescue, take back, recoup, regain, reclaim:
    I tried using a fishing line to retrieve my hat from the lake.
    3 make up, make amends for, recover, cover, redeem, repay, pay for, return, get back, regain, be repaid or reimbursed for:
    Will we be able to retrieve our losses when we sell the business?

    Concise English dictionary


    retrieves|retrieved|retrievingrɪ'trɪːv
    verb
    +get or find back; recover the use of
    +run after, pick up, and bring to the master
    +recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection