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convey vs retrieve

retrieve vs convey

convey and retrieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
convey No No Yes No
retrieve No No Yes No
As verbs, retrieve is a hyponym of convey; that is, retrieve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than convey:
  • convey: go or come after and bring or take back
  • retrieve: run after, pick up, and bring to the master
Other hyponyms of convey include deliver.
convey (verb) retrieve (verb)
(of information) make known; pass on recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
serve as a means for expressing something run after, pick up, and bring to the master
go or come after and bring or take back go for and bring back
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere get or find back; recover the use of
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
transmit a title or property
transfer to another
Difference between convey and retrieve

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