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etrieve v. 1 bring or get (back), fetch, come back with: Simon trained
his dog to retrieve his slippers. 2 recover, save, rescue, take
back, recoup, regain, reclaim: I tried using a fishing line to
retrieve my hat from the lake. 3 make up, make amends for,
recover, cover, redeem, repay, pay for, return, get back,
regain, be repaid or reimbursed for: Will we be able to
retrieve our losses when we sell the business?
retrospect
n. hindsight, reconsideration, review, remembering,
afterthought, recollection, looking back: In retrospect, I am
not sure we did the right thing.
return v. 1 come or go back, revert, turn back: She is returning to
her old habits. I shall return to this subject later if I have
time. 2 come back, reappear, resurface, crop up again, turn or
show up again, put in an appearance again; recur, reoccur,
Colloq pop up again: Will he return before March? The symptoms
returned. 3 replace, put back, restore, give back, bring or
carry back: The missing books have mysteriously been returned.
4 exchange, bring back or carry back: You may return any
merchandise, for any reason, for refund or exchange, within ten
days of its purchase. 5 yield, earn, gain, profit, benefit:
Where else can you find a secure investment that returns more
than 15 per cent? 6 deliver, render, give, offer, turn in,
proffer, report: The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
--n. 7 recurrence, reappearance, repetition, renewal,
recrudescence, resurfacing, re-emergence: There was a return of
the symptoms when I stopped taking the medicine. 8 replacement,
replacing, restoration, restoring, restitution: We shall see to
the return of the stolen items to their rightful places. 9
Sometimes, returns. yield, earnings, profit, gain, benefit,
income, revenue, proceeds, interest, takings, results: The
return on my investment was almost 100 per cent! 10 arrival,
advent, coming, home-coming: A small crowd had gathered to
await his return. 11 reciprocity, reciprocation, repayment,
recompense, reimbursement, compensation, payment, reparation,
indemnity, indemnification, consideration, amends, redress,
requital: If I give you my bike, what will I get in return?
revamp v. overhaul, redo, recondition, renovate, repair, fix, do up,
refit, refurbish, restore, rehabilitate, US fix up: To bring it