Plural of retrieve
regular plural
The plural of retrieve is retrieves.
Forms of retrieve
| Singular | retrieve /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | retrieves |
| Countable | countable |
Retrieves in a sentence
- Secondly, the number of retrieves given in any one session is restricted according to the dog's level of interest.2013, Margaret Allen, In the Bag!: Labrador Training from Puppy to Gundog
- The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string).2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44. From the entry jewellery
- Many electronic products fall under Information Technology Equipment (ITE) — equipment that enters, stores, displays, retrieves, transmits, processes, switches, or controls data or telecommunication messages.2004, John R. Barnes, Robust electronic design reference book, volume 2, Boston: Kluwer Academic, →ISBN, page L14. From the entry ITE
Meaning of retrieve
- verb To regain or get back something.
- verb To rescue (a creature).
- verb To salvage something.
Questions about the plural of retrieve
- What is the plural of retrieve?
- The plural of retrieve is retrieves.
- Is retrieve countable?
- Retrieve is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: retrieve (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of retrieve.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/retrieve. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.