retrieve

To find and bring back something, or get stored information so you can use it.

• I went back to retrieve my bag.
• She retrieved the deleted file.
• Can you retrieve the information from the database?

How to use it: retrieve something from something (I retrieved my keys from the drawer.)

Similar words: get back, recover, fetch

Common phrases: retrieve something from something, retrieve a file, retrieve lost data, retrieve your bag

To find and bring back an animal shot during a hunt, especially when done by a dog.

• The dog retrieved the duck.
• We train these dogs to retrieve game.
• The bird fell into water and could not be retrieved.

Similar words: fetch, bring back

Common phrases: retrieve game, retrieve a bird, retrieve a duck

To save a person or animal from a dangerous situation.

• They retrieved the trapped dog safely.
• The rescue team retrieved a child from the river.
• Several stranded animals were retrieved before the flood rose.

How to use it: retrieve someone/something from something (The crew retrieved the injured sailor from the water.)

Similar words: rescue, save

Common phrases: retrieve a trapped animal, retrieve someone safely, retrieve someone from something