Word: retrieving
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
trie
ving
Definition: An act of retrieval.
Morphemes:
Affix: retrieve
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A retrieval; the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: fro
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: trouver
Language: fro
Decoded: trouver
Meaning: to find
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.