recoverre‧cov‧er /rɪˈkʌvə $ -ər/ ●●● W2 AWL verb 
After a few days of fever, she began to recover.recover from He’s in hospital, recovering from a heart attack.GRAMMARRecover is never transitive in this meaning. You say: · I’ve recovered from my cold. ✗Don’t say: I’ve recovered my cold.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say someone gets better rather than recovers, especially when talking about less serious illnesses, injuries, or operations.· Don’t worry. You’ll soon get better.2[intransitive] to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty: The tourist industry is recovering to pre-war levels.recover from Yesterday morning shares seemed to recover from Monday’s collapse.3[transitive] to get back something that was taken from you, lost, or almost destroyed: Four paintings stolen from the gallery have been recovered.recover something from something Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage.4[transitive] to get back an amount of money that you have spent or lost SYN recoup: He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants.5[transitive] to get back an ability, a sense, or control over your feelings, movements etc after a period without it SYN regain: It was some hours before she recovered consciousness. Once she stumbled, but somehow she recovered her balance and carried on running.recover yourself He recovered himself enough to speak calmly.—recoverable adjectiveTHESAURUSrecover to become healthy again after you have been seriously ill or injured, or had a bad experience: · My mother’s been very ill, and she’s still in hospital recovering.· She needed time to recover from the shock.get better to recover from an injury or illness. In everyday English, people usually say get better rather than recover: · I hope you get better soon.· My back’s been quite bad recently, but it’s getting better slowly.get over something to recover from a bad experience, or a minor illness. In everyday English, people usually say get over rather than recover: · She never got over his death.· I’m getting over my cold.get well to recover from an illness or operation – used especially when you are writing to encourage someone to recover: · Get well soon – we all miss you!· I hope you get well quickly.be back on your feet to have recovered and be able to live life as usual again: · It may take a week or two until you’re back on your feet.· It’s great to see you back on your feet!be on the mend to be showing definite signs of recovering after an illness or injury: · I’m glad to see you’re on the mend again.· Kathy’s been quite ill with flu, but she seems to be on the mend now.recuperate formal to spend time resting and getting your health or energy back, after you have had an illness or had a difficult or tiring experience: · It had been a hard year, and I needed a few weeks in the sun in order to recuperate.· He is recuperating from a heart attack.convalesce /ˌkɒnvəˈles $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal to spend a long period of time recovering from a serious illness, especially by resting in a comfortable or warm place: · She was at home convalescing after major surgery.
WORD ORIGINrecover
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperare; ➔ RECUPERATEVERB TABLE
recover
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | recover |
| he, she, it | recovers | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | recovered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have recovered |
| he, she, it | has recovered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had recovered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will recover |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have recovered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am recovering |
| he, she, it | is recovering | |
| you, we, they | are recovering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was recovering |
| you, we, they | were recovering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been recovering |
| he, she, it | has been recovering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been recovering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be recovering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been recovering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A number of bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
- Doctors say she will recover quickly.
- He never recovered the use of his legs.
- He never really recovered from the operation.
- It took a long time for the British economy to recover from the effects of the war.
- It took the rest of the winter for her to recover her health.
- It was several months before John had fully recovered from his heart attack.
- Losing my job was a terrible blow, and it took me quite a while to recover.
- Mark never really recovered from the shock of his father's death.
- My mother's been very ill, and is still in hospital recovering.
- Sammy needed to recover a little before they could move him to a hospital nearer his home.
- The bank is planning to sue the company in order to try and recover it's money.
- The company hopes to recover the cost of developing their new product.
- The Eagles had a 37-20 lead at halftime, and the Broncos couldn't recover.
- Edmonton recovered less than half its total annual costs from electricity sales last year, as you say.
- His daughter, however, is still finding it difficult to recover from her traumatic assault in New York.
- Larkin said Nutrition For Life shares could recover further if the company reports better-than-expected earnings later this month.
- Police said 21 bodies had been recovered as by last night and the final toll would not be clear until today.
- Punk music has not recovered since.
- The informant was arrested the next day and most of the money was recovered.
- Wages were pitiful and despite recovering somewhat in certain sectors in the last years before the war, they remained very low.
THESAURUS
to become healthy again after you have been seriously ill or injured, or had a bad experience: · My mother’s been very ill, and she’s still in hospital recovering.· She needed time to recover from the shock.
to recover from an injury or illness. In everyday English, people usually say get better rather than recover: · I hope you get better soon.· My back’s been quite bad recently, but it’s getting better slowly.
to recover from a bad experience, or a minor illness. In everyday English, people usually say get over rather than recover: · She never got over his death.· I’m getting over my cold.
to recover from an illness or operation – used especially when you are writing to encourage someone to recover: · Get well soon – we all miss you!· I hope you get well quickly.
to have recovered and be able to live life as usual again: · It may take a week or two until you’re back on your feet.· It’s great to see you back on your feet!
to be showing definite signs of recovering after an illness or injury: · I’m glad to see you’re on the mend again.· Kathy’s been quite ill with flu, but she seems to be on the mend now.
formal to spend time resting and getting your health or energy back, after you have had an illness or had a difficult or tiring experience: · It had been a hard year, and I needed a few weeks in the sun in order to recuperate.· He is recuperating from a heart attack.
formal to spend a long period of time recovering from a serious illness, especially by resting in a comfortable or warm place: · She was at home convalescing after major surgery.
Longman Language Activatorto become healthy again after an illness or accident to become healthy again after you have had an illness, injury, or operation: · My mother's been very ill, and is still in hospital recovering.· Sammy needed to recover a little before they could move him to a hospital nearer his home.recover from: · He never really recovered from the operation.fully recover (=completely recover): · It was several months before John had fully recovered from his heart attack.
especially spoken to become healthy again after you have had an illness, injury, or operation: · I hope you get better soon.· My back has been quite bad recently, but it's getting better slowly.· I didn't remember anything about the accident, but little by little, as I got better, memories started coming back to me.
to recover completely, fully, well, or slowly: · The disease has been caught early, and the doctors say she should make a complete recovery.· Thomas is making a good recovery, although he is still quite weak.make a remarkable/amazing recovery: · Joe has made a remarkable recovery from the injuries he sustained in the accident.
to recover from an illness, especially one that is not very serious: · Mark hasn't got over the flu yet. He still feels pretty weak.· I've had a nasty cold, but I'm getting over it now.· The doctor told Mum it was only a stomach upset, not food poisoning, and she would get over it in a day or two.
to recover from an illness - use this especially when you are encouraging someone to recover: · Get well soon -- we all miss you!· I hope you get well quickly.
to feel less ill than you did before: · I hope you feel better soon.· My father's been quite ill, but he's starting to feel a bit better now.
if you or your health improves, you become less ill than you were before but not completely well. Improve is more formal than feel better: · Susie's improving gradually with this new treatment.· My health finally began to improve when I changed to a less stressful job.· She was told to go back to the doctor in two weeks if she hadn't improved.
if someone is on the mend , they are definitely showing signs of getting better after an illness or injury: · I'm glad to see you're on the mend again.· Kathy's been quite ill with flu, but I think she's on the mend now.
to manage to recover from an illness such as a cold or an infection, which you have had for a fairly long time: shake something off: · Towards the end of the year he caught flu, and he couldn't shake it off.shake off something: · It seems to be taking me a long time to shake off this cold.
to spend time resting in order to recover to spend time resting in order to recover from an illness or operation: · It was a very difficult birth, and Mary is now recuperating at home with the baby.recuperate after: · She's going to need time to recuperate after the operation.
to spend a long period of time recovering from a serious illness, especially by resting: · They travelled to Bermuda for six weeks so that David could convalesce in the sun.convalesce after: · Jason is now convalescing at home after a major operation.
to be better again after an illness or injury if someone is better after an illness or injury, they have recovered, or they are in the process of recovering: · How are you? Are you better?· I'll just rest today, and, hopefully, I'll be better tomorrow.· I hope Robert's better by Saturday, because we need him for the team.
if someone is well , they are healthy again, and they no longer have an illness or injury: · As soon as you're well we'll go to Florida and have a few weeks in the sun.· They couldn't really make any firm plans until Luis was well again.
to be completely well again after an illness or injury: · We were relieved to find that Barnes was fully recovered and able to take part in the race.be fully recovered from: · Keep the patient still and quiet until he is fully recovered from the attack.
if someone is cured , they are completely better because their illness has been treated successfully: · She's still rather weak, but her bronchitis seems to be cured.be cured of: · It is only after two or three years that the doctors can say you are definitely cured of cancer.be completely cured: · He was always confident that he would be completely cured.
to be well again after an illness: · You've had a bad attack of malaria, but I think you're over it now.be over the worst: · Her temperature is going down again - she seems to be over the worst.
informal to be well again and able to live life as usual after being ill: · After a day or two in bed I'll be back on my feet again.· Wait till you're back on your feet before you start worrying about your exams.
to be out of bed and well enough to walk around again, after an illness or injury has forced you to stay in bed: · She's up and about now, and should be back at work in a day or two.· It's good to see you up and about again.
especially British to be well again after having been ill, so that you are now able to move around as usual, exercise etc: · Don't come back to work until you're completely fit.· He should be back at training next week if he's fit.be fit as a fiddle (=be extremely fit): · Don't worry - I'll be as fit as a fiddle again by next week.
to become strong or happy again after a period of problems or unhappiness to become strong or happy again after experiencing problems or unhappiness: · Losing my job was a terrible blow, and it took me quite a while to recover.recover from: · Mark never really recovered from the shock of his father's death.· It took a long time for the British economy to recover from the effects of the war.
to recover from a particular problem or from a difficult or unhappy time: · It took Joe quite a long time to get over the divorce.· Don't worry about Henry - he'll soon get over it.· Children seem to get over things very quickly.
informal to recover quickly and easily after problems or an unhappy period of time: bounce back after: · Liverpool's footballers hope to bounce back after their defeat in Europe last week.bounce back from: · We are confident the business will bounce back from the recession.
to be strong or happy again after a period of problems or unhappiness · Experts believe that Colombia is now over the worst of its troubles.· Sharon seems to be over her reading difficulties now.· It took Greg a long time to cope with his parents' divorce, but I think he's over it now.
to feel mentally and physically well again after a period when you experienced emotional problems and unhappiness: · It's good to see that Mandy's herself again.· It wasn't until six months after my husband's death that I started to feel myself again.
if a person is back to normal , they are just as they were before their problems or troubles started: · I think Judith was quite badly affected by shock, but she seems to be back to normal now.
to get back something that you had before to get back something that you had before, especially something that belongs to you: · Susanna has my lecture notes - I won't be able to get them back until Monday.get sth back from: · I need to get the tape recorder back from her.
to get back an ability or quality that you have lost, for example your authority or confidence: regain power/control: · Republicans hope to regain control of the House of Representatives.· The army is struggling to regain control over the southern part of the country.regain your confidence/faith/trust etc: · I don't know if I can ever regain my faith in him after what he's done.regain your strength (=become healthy and strong again): · Bill spent two weeks in the hospital regaining his strength after the operation.
to get back something such as an ability that you have lost, or something that has been stolen from you: · The bank is planning to sue the company in order to try and recover it's money.· It took the rest of the winter for her to recover her health.
formal to get back something after you have put it somewhere: · I had left my bag at the railroad station and went back to retrieve it.retrieve something from: · She bent down and retrieved the map from under the car seat.· If you want to retrieve a file from the computer, press FIND and then enter the name of the file you want.
to get back money or profits that you have spent or lost: recoup your losses: · She put $50 on the next race in an attempt to recoup her losses.recoup something from somebody: · The dentist gives treatment for free and then recoups the cost from the government.
to get back something that belongs to you that someone else has taken or that you have let them have: · You can reclaim tax if you find you have paid too much.· A British woman is waiting to hear how she can reclaim a family estate inside the former Soviet Union.reclaim something from: · China reclaimed Hong Kong from Britain in 1997.
to succeed in getting someone or something back by trying hard: win back somebody/something: · The airlines are trying to win back passengers by offering special low fares at certain times.· Debra sued the company and won back her job and $144,000 in damages.win somebody/something back: · Jack could see no way of winning his wife back.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants. It was some hours before she recovered consciousness. Once she stumbled, but somehow she recovered her balance and carried on running.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Elisa has not fully recovered from the incident. I took a vacation to try to recover my sanity.
He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants. It was some hours before she recovered consciousness. Once she stumbled, but somehow she recovered her balance and carried on running. (=become steady again)· He held onto Carrie until he regained his balance.
(=become calm after feeling angry or upset) Carter looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure.
Carter looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure. (=wake up)· I wanted to stay at the hospital until he regained consciousness.
(=returns to normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty)· The economy is beginning to recover from the recession.
Elisa has not fully recovered from the incident.· It took several months for him to recover from his illness.
· It took her six months to recover from the injury.
· A man is recovering from an emergency operation after his pet dog attacked him.
· She is recovering from her ordeal after a bomb went off on the train she was on.
· The treatment succeeded and the patient recovered rapidly.
I took a vacation to try to recover my sanity.· He hasn’t got over the shock of losing his job yet.
· The bodies of two children were recovered from the wreckage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· In 1894 he was invalided home and never completely recovered his health.· Many people recovered completely, or nearly so.· Although most recover completely from the infection, some suffer kidney damage which can be permanent, and can kill.· Howe noted that it often takes a pitcher two years to completely recover from elbow surgery.· He had never completely recovered from the serious illness he had had when he first arrived.· She recovered completely, but we would like to know what causes a pulmonary embolus and how it can be prevented.· Her doctor had told her that she had completely recovered.· Personally, I doubt that I have ever completely recovered from my first experience of a communal shower almost 20 years ago.
· It is hoped to released the bird back into the wild when it is fully recovered.· By spring practice, tailback Skip Hicks is expected to be fully recovered from knee injuries.· Now that her ankle was fully recovered she could wear a higher pair of fragile silver sandals.· A victim never fully recovers from the feeling of insecurity.· She still has another year of injections and tablets before she's fully recovered.· Ricky: Yes, but he is fully recovered now.· The centre of the city did not fully recover for nearly two centuries.· He said he never fully recovered.
· It was only then that Jean-Pierre discovered he had contracted tuberculosis in jail, and had never recovered.· Shaw never recovered from the failure of Richardson, Hill.· Despite a substantial reward being offered, it was never recovered.· Last season they were 3-10 by the time Thanksgiving rolled around, and they never recovered.· The careers of the four soldiers never recovered.· And I know, from the sobering vantage point of midlife, that she will never recover.· He never recovered and died yesterday afternoon.· I feel I have never recovered from this to this day.
· No society can recover quickly from the intellectual and moral corruption the Milosevic regime produced.· In that first instant, I was frightened, although I quickly recovered and enjoyed my swim call.· This time, though, there was hope; her strong young body recovered quickly from the ordeal of Hubert's birth.· Ted recovered quickly after that point and picked up the ball.· I pray that those who have been injured will recover quickly.· The need for better food Patients recover quickly if they are well nourished.· She recovered quickly and came flying at me again.
· The level of the early 1950s was abnormal in the sense that major trading nations were still recovering from internal war devastation.· The woman is still recovering from severe head injuries at a local hospital.· The whole visit was something of a disaster, and he was still recovering from it months later.· Mr Honecker, 77 and still recovering from a gall-bladder operation, has so far flatly rejected all notions of change.· He's still recovering from the knee injury which put him in hospital last February.· Bardot was still recovering from shock after narrowly missing being shot earlier this year by hunters killing her pets.· Headteachers who worked in the city at that time are still recovering from the barrage of far-Left directives.
· Ruari had recovered well, but tired easily and needed help even more than before.· In time, he recovered well enough to get around, but not well enough ever to play tennis again.· And an extended payments schedule might well recover the debt more surely than strict enforcement - which might instead precipitate financial collapse.· I received treatment on my injury every day in Edinburgh, so that by the end I was recovering well.· She recovered well and was allowed home on thyroxine replacement treatment.· In fact the Middle East has recovered well after the Gulf War.· A doctor at Brecon Memorial Hospital said the boy was recovering well from exposure.· Happily, most of Gary's friends are back to work and even the most seriously injured are recovering well.
NOUN· He stumbled near the exit from the tower, recovered his balance.· It is assisted by conscious intention on our part to recover balance and vibrant health.· With commendable promptitude, he caught Harrison by the collar and held him firmly, while Agnes and Dotty recovered their balance.· Once she stumbled and nearly fell headlong, but somehow she recovered her balance and tore on.· Yussuf tried to recover his balance, tried to jump, but the wall collapsed too fast.· Aldaniti recovered his balance and sped on towards the second.· But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump.· But she recovered her balance and carried on.
· He'd know that some one would have to go down there and recover the body and it could easily have been spotted.· As darkness fell, rescue workers with flashlights began recovering and identifying bodies.· A Clwyd Search and Rescue mountain team helped recover the body and carry it to a waiting vehicle.· Subsequent reports said that rescuers had recovered up to 180 bodies from the wreckage.· In south Armagh, police recovered a man's body from a road-side ditch.· Crews had yet to recover the main body of the plane and the engine.
· Not until the final quarter did the home side recover their composure, by which time it was way too late.· He began to recover his composure.
· Cities and counties sued to recover the costs of gun violence.· Eight states have sued the industry, seeking to recover the Medicaid insurance costs of treating poor people with tobacco-related diseases.· The cancer institute met the major costs of discovery, but Glaxo claims it is recovering costs.· After recovering his costs, the women or their representative Mata made payments on outstanding loans.· The Franks report cost £60 000 and stands a good chance of recovering some of that cost through sales of the report.· Costs in contentious cases are more complicated because a successful party may normally recover some of the costs from the losing party.· The Powermiser should recover its cost in one quarter, depending on your hot water consumption.· Those that did so recovered their costs within six months.
· Crucially, as well as setting up the registers, the Act permits local authorities to recover clean-up costs from owners.· Eight states have sued the industry, seeking to recover the Medicaid insurance costs of treating poor people with tobacco-related diseases.· Cities and counties sued to recover the costs of gun violence.· After recovering his costs, the women or their representative Mata made payments on outstanding loans.· The cancer institute met the major costs of discovery, but Glaxo claims it is recovering costs.· The city Planning Commission recommended that the club be forced to pay a law-enforcement tax to help the department recover its costs.· However, events which entitle the contractor to an extension of time may also entitle the contractor to recover extra costs.· Overall, organiser David Fisk claims the Festival is well on its way to recovering its £500,000 costs.
· Unemployment remained high and the economy recovered very slowly.· Wilson made three separate proposals for personal income tax cuts as the California economy recovered from a deep recession.· Officials hope that this will help the economy to recover.· Then, in the recession of 1991, these same businessmen could not imagine that the economy would ever recover.· But, generally speaking, the economy had by 1937 recovered to the level reached before the Depression started in 1929.· Signs the economy is recovering hurt bonds by sparking concern that inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.· The economy has yet to recover.
· Peggy Holmes, who is in her 60s, is now recovering in the City Hospital.· She also featured Pat Lynch, a nurse who helped Dole recover at a hospital in Michigan.· Simon Forrest suffered multiple fractures when his car crashed into a van, recovering in hospital, he echoes the speed warnings.· My husband, just recovering from hospital treatment himself, must now care for me, entailing 24-hour supervision.· Father-of-two Robin was flown home to Hexham, Northumberland, where he was recovering in hospital last night.· His wife was also shot and is recovering in hospital.· He's now recovering at hospital in Oxford.
· And in our psychiatric rehabilitation centres for men and women of all ages recovering from mental illness.· So they recover faster from illnesses.· However, the long-term outlook for reproductive function is poor in patients who conceive before they have fully recovered from their illness.· That is something that needs to be said, as he is very popular and has just recovered from a serious illness.· He had never completely recovered from the serious illness he had had when he first arrived.· All assumed then and indeed until two days ago that Chapman was recovering from his illness.· These may be helpful when recovering from an illness or if you fear your normal diet is lacking.· Shah Jehan had now recovered from his illness and was able to move to Agra and join in the victory celebrations.
· Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries.· Nor could he recover if his injury was inflicted upon him by a fellow worker.· He thought it quite possible that Pike had starved the horse to help it recover from its leg injury.· The woman is still recovering from severe head injuries at a local hospital.· Allow at least six weeks to recover from a head injury.· Caps were installed in many states on the amount peo-ple could recover for their own injuries.· In her short career keep-fit fanatic Lesley has had to spend nearly nine months off duty recovering from her injuries.· But guard depth behind Edwards could be a problem unless Saudia Roundtree is recovered from a knee injury.
· He's still recovering from the knee injury which put him in hospital last February.· And the Suns may get forward Danny Manning, who is recovering from knee surgery, back soon.· And he has had to recover from two knee operations.· He started the majority of games in the final two months of the season as Clyde Drexler recovered from knee surgery.· But now his injuries have caught up with him, despite a brave battle to recover from recent knee surgery.· By spring practice, tailback Skip Hicks is expected to be fully recovered from knee injuries.· Proctor has recovered from a minor knee operation.· But guard depth behind Edwards could be a problem unless Saudia Roundtree is recovered from a knee injury.
· In spite of this, Hedley Byrne did not recover its loss since the reports submitted by Heller & Partners had expressly disclaimed responsibility.· London shares recovered from deep early losses to end slightly lower.· Zurich: Shares closed steady after recovering early losses caused by rising interest rates.· The tenant filed a claim against the landlord to recover his losses.· He can be forgiven that lapse and should recover losses at the expense of the Gold Cup pretender.· They have since recovered their losses.· There are provisions enabling investors to recover loss they have suffered as a result of entering into the share transactions.· Saddam's military machine is now thought to have fully recovered from losses sustained in the Gulf War.
· It was loth to do this because the bonds were a potential goldmine when the junk-bond market recovered.· Stock and bond markets recovered yesterday as investors focused on other issues besides the budget impasse.· But when the market recovered, the deals stopped.· But the market is recovering its role.· The market is going to recover, in fact there are signs of already.· If one effect of recession is to bring back collecting, rather than investing, then the market will recover.
· So Woolwich had no cause of action to recover the money until the date of his order of 31 July 1987.· The companies had asked the commission to set up a hearing for recovering the money from customers.· The auditors check the accuracy of accounts and seek to recover money lost through fraud.· The appellants sought to recover the money.· He recovered this money the following day.· They will take action, through the courts if necessary, to recover the money.· The student union are taking legal advice about whether they can take any further action to recover the missing money.· It follows that if the buyer had paid he could have recovered that money.
· Mr Honecker, 77 and still recovering from a gall-bladder operation, has so far flatly rejected all notions of change.· Later, bassist Mike Mills recovered from abdominal surgery and Michael Stipe recovered from a hernia operation.· And he has had to recover from two knee operations.· Rusedski is recovering from an operation to clear up a persistent problem in the tendons of his right foot.· Tracey is also being shown in advance how she can help herself when she's recovering from the operation.· The 20-year-old, recovering from a hernia operation, returns to full training convinced he can boost Spurs revival still further.· That's despite new evidence that people in their seventies or eighties can recover from operations just as well as the young.· Last night Clare's parents were at her hospital bedside as she recovered after an operation on her horrific wounds.
· This time, though, there was hope; her strong young body recovered quickly from the ordeal of Hubert's birth.· Consequently he was recovering from his minor ordeal.· Christopher, of Bognor Regis, Sussex, was rushed to hospital, where he spent five days recovering from his ordeal.· He stood for a moment, eyes closed, recovering from the ordeal, and then lit a cigarette.
· If the defence is successful then the plaintiff will recover no damages at all.· Second, would it be an affront to the public conscience to allow the plaintiff to recover.· Moreover, it is now well established that an injured plaintiff can recover for the unpaid services of a friend or relative.· The plaintiff can only recover on the strength of his own title and not on the weakness of the defendant's.· Two of his victims successfully sued him and the plaintiff then tried to recover the damages from the defendant.· The plaintiffs failed to recover as no tangible injury had been done to their property - no apparatus had been damaged.
· I had not yet recovered from the simple shock of finding that many of them talked and behaved exactly like us.· Madame Héloise seemed to have recovered from her shock and the accident, and be back in fighting form again.· When I recovered from the shock, the sight I witnessed was appalling.· Bardot was still recovering from shock after narrowly missing being shot earlier this year by hunters killing her pets.· She was profoundly upset and had never really recovered from the shock.· The gesture helped Jean-Pierre recover from the shock of seeing Jane.· She was still recovering from the shock of that earlier bout of jealousy.
· By last night only one victim remained in hospital - a 25-year-old man recovering from surgery to remove glass from his arm.· And the Suns may get forward Danny Manning, who is recovering from knee surgery, back soon.· Rideout has been troubled by the problem for some time and will need six weeks to recover after surgery.· He started the majority of games in the final two months of the season as Clyde Drexler recovered from knee surgery.· In Tokyo, however, recovering from major surgery, she dropped out after 16 miles.· Howe noted that it often takes a pitcher two years to completely recover from elbow surgery.· But now his injuries have caught up with him, despite a brave battle to recover from recent knee surgery.· Later, bassist Mike Mills recovered from abdominal surgery and Michael Stipe recovered from a hernia operation.
VERB· Second, would it be an affront to the public conscience to allow the plaintiff to recover.· Were they allowed to recover, the animals would be thinner and less productive.· If the muscularis propria escapes extensive damage, we assume that the impaired bowel propulsion is allowed to recover to some extent.
· Oliver is found again Oliver began to recover and slowly regain his strength.· As darkness fell, rescue workers with flashlights began recovering and identifying bodies.· In complete contrast the South East began to recover relatively.· A week after the attacks, Peres began to recover in the polls and now leads Netanyahu by 5 percentage points.· The people began to recover from the horrors of the long war with Chaos and for a while the population grew.· Sarah soon began to recover, although it was clear that it would be some time before she was completely well again.· Only with computers and microscopes have we begun to recover some of the knowledge lost with the Stone Age.
· This loss he is entitled to recover.· Are students or teachers who bring successful civil rights lawsuits entitled to recover their attorneys' fees?· For the avoidance of doubt I make clear that the investor would not be entitled to recover more than £100,000.· However, events which entitle the contractor to an extension of time may also entitle the contractor to recover extra costs.· We are entitled to recover any such monies from your salary.· This may be done by including such expenses among the items for which the landlord is entitled to recover a service charge.
· His body had failed to recover, but it was also refusing to die.· He had failed to recover fully from a major heart by-pass operation.· Meanwhile, thanks to the bad parts, output would fail to recover.
· Better technology should help both to recover more gas from existing reserves and also to make new areas accessible.· Fortunately, proven techniques can help people recover from these habits.· Expressing your feelings should help you start to recover.· In the recession of the early 1990s the United States successfully used lower interest rates to help it recover from a recession.· He thought it quite possible that Pike had starved the horse to help it recover from its leg injury.· Ma says his runners do well because they train at high altitude and are given special herbal tonics to help them recover.· To help me recover my confidence?· She also featured Pat Lynch, a nurse who helped Dole recover at a hospital in Michigan.
· As a result they are less willing to accept the increasing costs caused by disruption and seek to recover them through claims.· Regulators sought to recover the $ 750, 000 outstanding after the sale of the three Valmark properties.· The auditors check the accuracy of accounts and seek to recover money lost through fraud.· Eight states have sued the industry, seeking to recover the Medicaid insurance costs of treating poor people with tobacco-related diseases.· The subsidiary remains a defendant in an action that seeks to recover billions of dollars spent on treating sick smokers.
· They've formed an action committee to try to recover the funds.· The tax laws prohibit you from trying to recover from your employees taxes that you were required to pay on their behalf.· Yussuf tried to recover his balance, tried to jump, but the wall collapsed too fast.· The scandal, which comes as the department is still trying to recover from the Rodney King beating and the O.J.· He was still trying to recover from his earlier slip.· J., to try to recover the deposit on the van.· The police are now trying to recover two more stolen cars which had already been sold for up to thirty thousand pounds.· Last employed by Houston, he is trying to recover from a career-threatening ankle injury.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- He remained still and tried to gather his wits.
- I felt helpless, but tried to gather my wits.
- I tried to collect my wits for the arrival.
- It is gone even before the predator can gather its wits and make chase.
- She slowly gathered her wits, and looked round.
WORD FAMILYnounrecoveryverbrecover
1[intransitive] to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc: After a few days of fever, she began to recover.recover from He’s in hospital, recovering from a heart attack.GRAMMARRecover is never transitive in this meaning. You say: · I’ve recovered from my cold. ✗Don’t say: I’ve recovered my cold.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say someone gets better rather than recovers, especially when talking about less serious illnesses, injuries, or operations.· Don’t worry. You’ll soon get better.2[intransitive] to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty: The tourist industry is recovering to pre-war levels.recover from Yesterday morning shares seemed to recover from Monday’s collapse.3[transitive] to get back something that was taken from you, lost, or almost destroyed: Four paintings stolen from the gallery have been recovered.recover something from something Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage.4[transitive] to get back an amount of money that you have spent or lost SYN recoup: He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants.5[transitive] to get back an ability, a sense, or control over your feelings, movements etc after a period without it SYN regain: It was some hours before she recovered consciousness. Once she stumbled, but somehow she recovered her balance and carried on running.recover yourself He recovered himself enough to speak calmly.—recoverable adjectiveTHESAURUSrecover to become healthy again after you have been seriously ill or injured, or had a bad experience: · My mother’s been very ill, and she’s still in hospital recovering.· She needed time to recover from the shock.get better to recover from an injury or illness. In everyday English, people usually say get better rather than recover: · I hope you get better soon.· My back’s been quite bad recently, but it’s getting better slowly.get over something to recover from a bad experience, or a minor illness. In everyday English, people usually say get over rather than recover: · She never got over his death.· I’m getting over my cold.get well to recover from an illness or operation – used especially when you are writing to encourage someone to recover: · Get well soon – we all miss you!· I hope you get well quickly.be back on your feet to have recovered and be able to live life as usual again: · It may take a week or two until you’re back on your feet.· It’s great to see you back on your feet!be on the mend to be showing definite signs of recovering after an illness or injury: · I’m glad to see you’re on the mend again.· Kathy’s been quite ill with flu, but she seems to be on the mend now.recuperate formal to spend time resting and getting your health or energy back, after you have had an illness or had a difficult or tiring experience: · It had been a hard year, and I needed a few weeks in the sun in order to recuperate.· He is recuperating from a heart attack.convalesce /ˌkɒnvəˈles $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal to spend a long period of time recovering from a serious illness, especially by resting in a comfortable or warm place: · She was at home convalescing after major surgery.