retrieving

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of getting or taking something, especially something lost or hidden.

  - "Can you help me retrieve my keys from under the car?"
  - "The hunter spent hours retrieving his arrow from the lake."

• Verb

  To bring back or return something.

  - "The company has agreed to retrieve the faulty products from customers."
  - "The police retrieved the stolen money from the thieves."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with retrieving
receiver , deceiver , recoverer , deliverer

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Variants

List of all variants of retrieving that leads to same result
retrievabilities , retrievability , retrievable , retrieve , retrieved , retrieves , retrieving

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Forms

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retrieved, retrieving, retrieves

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Etymology

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From Old French 'retirer', meaning 'to withdraw'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'retrieving' is often used in dog training to describe the act of bringing an object back to the trainer.

2. Retrieving is a common skill in various sports, including soccer and basketball.

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Related Concepts

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1. Recovery: The process of regaining possession or control of something lost or stolen.

2. Search and rescue: The coordinated response to locate and save missing or endangered people.

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Culture

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Retrieving has been used extensively in literature, particularly in adventure and mystery genres. It is often used to describe the search for lost items or information, and can be a metaphor for seeking knowledge or truth.

How to Memorize "retrieving"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of reaching out and grabbing an object.
   - Imagine yourself in a situation where you need to retrieve something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of finding or recovering something.
   - Think of a time when you had to retrieve something important.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'retrieve' as 're' (reach) + 'trieve' (take).
   - Create a mental image of the word 'retrieving'.

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