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retrieve vs convey

convey vs retrieve

retrieve and convey both are verbs.

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