Retrieve and Regain

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Retrieve

Retrieve verb - To get again in one's possession.

Usage example: needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library

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Regain is a synonym for retrieve in get back topic. In some cases you can use "Regain" instead a verb "Retrieve", when it comes to topics like restore, get, revert, reestablish. popular alternative

Nearby Words: retrieval, retrieved, retriever, retrievable, retrieving

Regain

Regain verb - To get again in one's possession.

Usage example: our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock

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Synonyms for Regain

Retrieve is a synonym for regain in recover topic. You can use "Retrieve" instead a verb "Regain", if it concerns topics such as restore, get, revert, get back. popular alternative

Nearby Word: regaining

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Common collocations

soul	retrieve soul	regain soul
body	retrieve body	regain body
time	retrieve time	regain time
weapon	retrieve weapon	regain weapon
Other words: bodies, memories.

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