retrieve

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lấy lại, thu hồi

BrE /rɪˈtriːv/ AmE /rɪˈtriːv/

verb en → vi

past retrieved pp retrieved ing retrieving

1 GET BACK [transitive] B1

Lấy lại, thu hồi

to get something back that you had before or that has been lost, stolen, etc.

  • retrieve something from somebody/something

Collocations retrieve a file · retrieve lost items

  • The police managed to retrieve the stolen paintings.

    Cảnh sát đã thu hồi được những bức tranh bị đánh cắp.

2 RECALL [transitive] B1

Gọi lại, nhớ lại

to remember something or get information from a computer system

  • retrieve information/data

Collocations retrieve data from the database · retrieve a memory

  • She was able to retrieve all her old emails.

    Cô ấy đã có thể lấy lại tất cả các email cũ của mình.

3 RETRIEVE OBJECT [transitive] B1

Lấy ra, lấy lại từ nơi cất giữ

to get something back from a place where it was stored or left

  • retrieve something from somewhere

Collocations retrieve a book from the shelf · retrieve an item from storage

  • He went to retrieve his coat from the cloakroom.

    Anh ấy đã đi lấy áo khoác của mình từ phòng giữ đồ.