retrieving
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiˈtɹivɪŋ// UK //ɹɪtɹˈiːvɪŋ// re·triev·ing
v. getting something back from the place where it was left or stored. You use this when you find information on a computer or go to pick up an object.
v. the present participle of 'retrieve', referring to the act of recovering or regaining possession of something. Often used in the context of data recovery or physical objects being brought back from a distance.
The dog is retrieving the ball from the tall grass.
The system is currently retrieving your account details from the central database.
By retrieving the lost manuscript from the archives, the historian was able to challenge the long-held assumptions regarding the treaty's secret clauses.
Usage
As a transitive verb, it requires a direct object representing the thing being recovered.