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find vs retrieve

retrieve vs find

find is a noun but retrieve is not a noun.

find and retrieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
find Yes No Yes No
retrieve No No Yes No
As verbs, find and retrieve are synonyms defined as:
  • find and retrieve: get or find back; recover the use of
Other synonyms of find include recover, regain.
find (noun) retrieve (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight
find (verb) retrieve (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation run after, pick up, and bring to the master
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds go for and bring back
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study get or find back; recover the use of
decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between find and retrieve

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