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- Dictionaryrecover/rɪˈkʌvə/
verb
- 1. return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: "Neil is still recovering from shock" Similar Opposite
- 2. find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost): "police recovered a stolen video" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a defined position of a firearm forming part of a military drill: "bring the firelock to the recover"
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RECOVER definition: 1. to become completely well again after an illness or injury: 2. to become successful or normal…. Learn more.
verb. /rɪˈkʌvə (r)/ /rɪˈkʌvər/ Verb Forms. from illness. [intransitive] to get well again after being ill, hurt, etc. recover from something He's still recovering from his operation. She spent many weeks in hospital recovering from her injuries. He has fully recovered from the shoulder surgery.
to get back something lost or spent: She went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness. recover yourself She was astonished to see me, but she soon recovered her composure /herself (= soon gave the appearance of being calm). Police only recover a very small percentage of stolen goods.
1. : to get back : regain. 2. a. : to bring back to normal position or condition. stumbled, then recovered himself. b. archaic : rescue. 3. a. : to make up for. recover increased costs through higher prices. b. : to gain by legal process. 4. archaic : reach. 5. : to find or identify again. recover a comet. 6. a.
to recover is to obtain again what one has lost possession of: to recover a stolen jewel. to reclaim is to bring back from error or wrongdoing, or from a rude or undeveloped state: to reclaim desert land by irrigation. to retrieve is to bring back or restore, esp. something to its former, prosperous state: to retrieve one's fortune.
Definitions of recover. verb. regain or make up for. synonyms: recoup, recuperate. see more. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract. verb. get or find back; recover the use of.
RECOVER meaning: 1 : to become healthy after an illness or injury to return to normal health often + from; 2 : to return to a normal state after a period of difficulty often + from.
Definitions of 'recover' 1. When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. [...] 2. If you recover from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it. [...] 3. If something recovers from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again. [...] More. Grammar Question.
to become healthy or happy again after an illness, injury, or period of sadness: It takes a long time to recover from surgery. She never recovered from the death of her husband. More examples. Doctors are confident that she'll recover. It is too early to say whether he will recover completely. They thought that she would never recover.
1. To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health: a patient who recovered from the flu; businesses that recovered quickly from the recession. 2. To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit. [Middle English recoveren, from Old French recoverer, from Latin recuperāre; see recuperate.] re·cov′er·a·ble adj. re·cov′er·er n.
