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)
- To regain or get back something.
- to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball
- To rescue (a creature).
- To salvage something
- To remedy or rectify something.
- To remember or recall something.
- 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
Questions about retrieved
- What is retrieved the simple past and past participle of?
- Retrieved is the simple past and past participle of retrieve.
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