ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRretrieve
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retrieve
Meaning: to go and bring something back
retrieve in a sentence
How retrieve is used in real sentences:
The dog retrieved the ball and dropped it at my feet.
Jordan retrieved his jacket from the playground bench.
“Another day, she crossed half the island to retrieve a temperature monitor left at the clinic.”
— from the passage Testing a New Shield
Synonyms for retrieve
Other words for retrieve — recover, fetch and reclaim — carry the same meaning.
- recover
- fetch
- reclaim
Antonyms of retrieve
Words that mean the opposite of retrieve:
- lose
- abandon
Where it comes from
From Old French retrouver 'find again'
Memory hook
RETRIEVE means to RE-turn with what you went to get.