Retrieve and Take

Retrieve

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

Take and retrieve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Retrieve".

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

Retrieve and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retrieve" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

Common collocations

time retrieve time take time
way retrieve way take way
money retrieve money take money

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Man of Steel All it'd take to retrieve it is a cellular extraction, but Zod has vengeance on the mind, and asks if Superman has to be alive for them to retrieve it.
  • Lee Phillips of KateModern attempts to take revenge on Gavin and Tariq by...forcing them to play a treasure hunt game to retrieve their stolen software.
  • Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask And Now for Someone Completely Different: You briefly take control of Kafei and alternate between him and Link during the Side Quest to retrieve the Sun's Mask.
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