"retrieves" in the verb sense
1. recover, retrieve, find, regain
get or find back recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"
"She found her voice and replied quickly"
2. retrieve
go for and bring back
"retrieve the car from the parking garage"
3. retrieve
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
"train the dog to retrieve"
4. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think
recall knowledge from memory have a recollection
"I can't remember saying any such thing"
"I can't think what her last name was"
"can you remember her phone number?"
"Do you remember that he once loved you?"
"call up memories"
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