1. To get back; regain. 2a. To rescue or save. b.Sports To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton). 3. To bring back again; revive or restore. 4. To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See synonyms at recover. 5. To recall to mind; remember. 6. To find and carry back; fetch.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To find and bring back game: a dog trained to retrieve.
NOUN:
1. The act of retrieving; retrieval. 2.Sports A difficult but successful return of a ball or shuttlecock.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English retreven, from Old French retrover, retruev- : re-, re- + trover, to find; see trover.
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