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title: retrieval — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «retrieval» in the school dictionary: Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# retrieval

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**Who acts:** Retrieval, your, computing retrieval, We, Quizzes, search engine · **What happens:** get back, find, bring back, be, lose, bring · **To what, where:** something, Retrieval, learning, fact, stored information, sunken ship

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«retrieval» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [retrieval in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retrieval.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»).

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:m1:1
# text = Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»).
1	Retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	20	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | present · progressive | Retrieval | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 2 | **find** | gerund | Retrieval *not said here* | Retrieval |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **bring back** | gerund | Retrieval *not said here* | Retrieval |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | Retrieval | the retrieval |  |  |  | of the lost boat | tree rules |
| 5 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In learning, retrieval is bringing something back into your mind from memory, like remembering a fact for a quiz.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:m2:1
# text = In learning, retrieval is bringing something back into your mind from memory, like remembering a fact for a quiz.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	remembering	remember	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present · progressive | retrieval | something |  | learning |  | into your mind; from memory | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme into mind=Destination |
| 2 | **remember** | gerund | retrieval *not said here* | a fact |  |  |  | for a quiz | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |
| 3 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In computing, retrieval is finding and getting stored information, such as files or search results.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:m3:1
# text = In computing, retrieval is finding and getting stored information, such as files or search results.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	computing	computing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · progressive | computing retrieval |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | computing retrieval *not said here* | stored information |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer information=Stimulus |
| 3 | **store** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Retrieval of the sunken ship took weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x1:1
# text = Retrieval of the sunken ship took weeks.
1	Retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sunken	sunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Retrieval of the sunken ship |  |  |  | week |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **retrieve** |  |  | the sunken ship |  |  |  |  | nom retrieval «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We do retrieval practice every Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x2:1
# text = We do retrieval practice every Monday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | We | retrieval practice |  |  | monday |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quizzes help with retrieval of facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x3:1
# text = Quizzes help with retrieval of facts.
1	Quizzes	quiz	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Quizzes |  |  |  |  | with retrieval of facts | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with retrieval=Theme |
| 2 | **retrieve** |  |  | facts |  |  |  |  | nom retrieval «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The search engine is good at information retrieval.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x4:1
# text = The search engine is good at information retrieval.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the search engine |  |  | information retrieval |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The divers worked on the retrieval of the lost diamonds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x5:1
# text = The divers worked on the retrieval of the lost diamonds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the divers |  |  |  |  | on the retrieval of the lost diamonds | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on retrieval=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **retrieve** |  |  | the lost diamonds |  |  |  |  | nom retrieval «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Retrieval of old files can take a long time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x6:1
# text = Retrieval of old files can take a long time.
1	Retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | can | Retrieval of old files |  |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **retrieve** |  |  | old files |  |  |  |  | nom retrieval «process transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Golden retrievers love the retrieval of balls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retrieval:x7:1
# text = Golden retrievers love the retrieval of balls.
1	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	retrievers	retriever	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	retrieval	retrieval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Golden retrievers | the retrieval of balls |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer retrieval=Stimulus |
| 2 | **retrieve** |  |  | balls |  |  |  |  | nom retrieval «process transitive»: of=patient |

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