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retrieve

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retrieve in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
    "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
    remember  retrieve  recall  call back  call up  recollect  think 
  2. get or find back; recover the use of
    "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
    recover  retrieve  find  regain 
  3. run after, pick up, and bring to the master
    "train the dog to retrieve"
    retrieve 
  4. go for and bring back
    "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
    retrieve 
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