retrieve

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Retrieve' means to recover, get back, or find something that was lost or displaced. It is a little more official than 'get' or 'pick up'. This word sounds important and responsible.

Examples in Different Contexts

Research organizations often need to retrieve past study data to compare with current findings and establish trends over time.

Practice Scenarios

Creative

Scenario:

I’m thinking of revisiting some of our initial design ideas for this rebranding project. We could use some fresh directions based on past inspirations.

Response:

Let me retrieve the initial drafts from the office's internal server.

Academics

Scenario:

Our research paper is coming along nicely but I think we need some reference to last year's climate change studies. They will strengthen our arguments.

Response:

I'll retrieve the climate change studies from our library database.