Reversion vs Retrieved - What's the difference?
reversion | retrieved |
The action of reverting something.
The action of returning to a former condition or practice; reversal.
The fact of being turned the reverse way.
The action of turning something the reverse way.
(legal) The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
(legal) An estate which has been returned in this manner.
(legal) The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
A sum payable on a person's death.
(retrieve)
To regain or get back something.
* Dryden
To rescue (a) creature(s)
To salvage something
To remedy or rectify something.
To remember or recall something.
To fetch or carry back something.
* Berkeley
To fetch and bring in game.
To fetch and bring in game systematically.
To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
(sports) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
(obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).
* Prior
* Burke
A retrieval
(sports) The return of a difficult ball
(obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
(obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
As a noun reversion
is reversion.As a verb retrieved is
(retrieve).reversion
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Derived terms
* reversional * reversionary * reversioner * reversionistExternal links
* ("reversion" on Wikipedia) ----retrieved
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Verb
(head)retrieve
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Verb
(retriev)- to retrieve''' one's character or independence; to '''retrieve a thrown ball
- With late repentance now they would retrieve / The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.
- to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits
- The cook doesn't care what's shot, only what's actually retrieved .
- Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving .
- Most dogs love retrieving , regardless of what object is thrown.
- Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.
- There is much to be done and much to be retrieved .
Derived terms
* retrieverNoun
(en noun)- (Ben Jonson)
- (Nares)