[rɪˈtriːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- get or bring (something) back from somewhere
(e.g: I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden)

- find or extract (information stored in a computer)
(e.g: other features include the ability to store, update, retrieve, and print your data)

- put right or improve (an unwelcome situation)
(e.g: he made one last desperate attempt to retrieve the situation)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’

[rɪˈtriːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot
(e.g: watch the dog make the long retrieves)

- the possibility of recovery
(e.g: he ruined himself beyond retrieve)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’