Present participle for to get or bring (something) back from somewhere
“The old man is too enfeebled to make the journey, and sends his young counterpart on the voyage to retrieve the treasure.”
Present participle for to remedy or rectify something
“It is fairer to see Brienne as a pragmatic political operator who did what he could to retrieve an increasingly impossible situation.”
(with object) Present participle for to bring about a memory of someone, something, or someplace in one's mind
Present participle for to prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
Present participle for to retrieve or generate for use
Present participle for to gain or come into possession of
Present participle for to remove or rescue (someone) from danger or harm
Present participle for to remove from a particular place
Present participle for to catch or stop (the ball) and return it
Present participle for to take or carry something from one place to another
Present participle for to revamp something to make it look new again
Present participle for to put in an application for
Present participle for to discover through studying or searching
Present participle for to extract from under a surface or ground
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