retrieval

«retrieval» in Mova's school dictionary: getting something back, finding it and bringing it back… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (retrieval — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»). tree →

2) In learning, retrieval is bringing something back into your mind from memory, like remembering a fact for a quiz. tree →

3) In computing, retrieval is finding and getting stored information, such as files or search results. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, «retrieval practice» means short quizzes that make you remember what you learnt, which helps you remember it longer. In computing, information retrieval is what search engines do. Dogs called «retrievers» were bred to fetch shot birds; «retrieve» is the verb.

examples

• Retrieval of the sunken ship took weeks. tree →
• We do retrieval practice every Monday. tree →
• Quizzes help with retrieval of facts. tree →
• The search engine is good at information retrieval. tree →
• The divers worked on the retrieval of the lost diamonds. tree →
• Retrieval of old files can take a long time. tree →
• Golden retrievers love the retrieval of balls. tree →

note

Uncountable: «retrieval of something». Verb: retrieve (i before e). Trap: spelt «-ieval», not «-eival».

In the corpora

• A retrieval question asks for something the text says clearly.
• A retrieval question asks for information written clearly in the text.
• Retrieval answers come from the text, not from guessing or from what seems likely.
• Some retrieval answers need a small step, like adding a time, but the information still comes from the text.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «retrieval» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.