Retrieving

Retrieving
Retrieve Re*trieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver; pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See {Trover}.] 1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence. [1913 Webster]

With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden [1913 Webster]

2. To recall; to bring back. [1913 Webster]

To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]

3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge. [1913 Webster]

Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

There is much to be done . . . and much to be retrieved. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • retrieving — re trieve || rɪ trɪːv v. recover, regain; bring back, fetch; find and bring back; rescue, save; find information and display it as output (Computers) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • retrieving — retrievˈing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑retrieve …   Useful english dictionary

  • retrieving bottles — giving back bottles, returning bottles …   English contemporary dictionary

  • burning — retrieving a fishing lure fast enough to cause it to splash at the surface. Also called ripping or buzzing …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • buzzing — retrieving a fishing lure fast enough to cause it to splash at the surface. Also called ripping or burning …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • ripping — retrieving a fishing lure fast enough to cause it to splash at the surface. Also called burning or buzzing …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • undeleting a file — retrieving a file after it has been deleted …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Reading —   Retrieving data from computer storage in the CPU of a computer. See also Writing …   International financial encyclopaedia

  • Hunting dog — For the species known as the African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, or painted hunting dog see African Wild Dog A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting. There are several types of hunting dogs developed for the many tasks… …   Wikipedia

  • Two-node cluster — A two node cluster is the minimal high availability cluster that can be built.Should one node fail (for a hardware or software problem), the other must acquire the resources being previously managed by the failed node, in order to re enable… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”