retrieve
verb
retrieved;
retrieving
Definition of retrieve
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
2
: to call to mind again
3
: to get back again : regain
b
: to return (something, such as a ball or shuttlecock that is difficult to reach) successfully
6
: to remedy the evil consequences of : correct
7
: to get and bring back
especially
: to recover from storage
retrieve information
: to bring in game
a dog that retrieves well
also
: to bring back an object thrown by a person