To find again; discover again; recover; regain.Specifically, in hunting, to search for and fetch: as, a dog retrieves killed or wounded birds or other game to the sportsman.To bring back to a state of well-being, prosperity, or success; restore; reëstablish: as, to retrieve one's credit.To make amends for; repair; better; ameliorate.To find, recover, or restore anything; specifically, in sporting, to seek and bring killed or wounded game: as, the dog retrieves well.n. A seeking again; a discovery; a recovery; specifically, in hunting, the recovery of game once sprung.