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fetch vs retrieve

retrieve vs fetch

fetch is a noun but retrieve is not a noun.

fetch and retrieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fetch Yes No Yes No
retrieve No No Yes No
As verbs, retrieve is a hyponym of fetch; that is, retrieve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fetch:
  • fetch: go or come after and bring or take back
  • retrieve: run after, pick up, and bring to the master
Other hyponyms of fetch include deliver.
fetch (noun) retrieve (noun)
the action of fetching
fetch (verb) retrieve (verb)
go or come after and bring or take back recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
remove run after, pick up, and bring to the master
be sold for a certain price go for and bring back
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between fetch and retrieve

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