adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being retrieved or recovered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Mislaid items are retrievable from the Lost Property office.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
retrievable
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adj
Meaning 2
From which recovery is possible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of being regained especially with effort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he believed the information was retrievable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English retrieve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English retrievable From retrieve + -able.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: възстановим (vǎzstanovim) — capable of being retrieved or recovered
- Bulgarian: поправим (popravim) — capable of being retrieved or recovered
- Czech: zapamatovatelný — capable of being retrieved or recovered
- German: abrufbar — capable of being retrieved or recovered
- German: rückholbar — capable of being retrieved or recovered
- German: rückgewinnbar — capable of being retrieved or recovered