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retrieved

retrieved is the simple past and past participle of retrieve.

Meaning of retrieve

Verb

retrieve (third-person singular simple present retrieves, present participle retrieving, simple past and past participle retrieved)

  1. (transitive) To regain or get back something.
    • to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball
  2. (transitive) To rescue (a creature).
  3. (transitive) To salvage something
  4. (transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
  5. (transitive) To remember or recall something.
  6. (transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
    • to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits1714, Rev. Dean Berkeley, letter to Alexander Pope, May 1, 1714

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Questions about retrieved

What is retrieved the simple past and past participle of?
Retrieved is the simple past and past participle of retrieve.

Words near retrieved in the dictionary

  1. retrievableness
  2. retrievably
  3. retrieval
  4. retrievals
  5. retrieve
  6. retrieved
  7. retrieveless
  8. retrievement
  9. retrievements
  10. retriever
  11. retrieverish

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