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retrieved

Pronunciation: [rɪˈtriːvd]

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Learn how to use retrieved in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “information retrieval”

(verb) to get something back that was lost or taken away. For example, if you find a toy that you misplaced or if a computer program gets back information you saved earlier, that information has been retrieved.

Example

She retrieved her lost book from the library.

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He couldn't retrieve the photos because the camera was broken.

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Have you retrieved the email you were looking for?

Context: “memory and learning”

(verb) to remember and bring back information from your mind. If you learned something in class and later recall it during a test, you have retrieved that information.

Example

He retrieved the answer from his memory during the quiz.

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She couldn't retrieve the information she needed for the project.

Example

Can you retrieve the names of all the planets in our solar system?

How to pronounce retrieved

Pronunciation: [rɪˈtriːvd]

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