If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again.
He made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury. [+ from]
He had been given less than a one in 500 chance of recovery by his doctors.
Synonyms: improvement, return to health, rally, healing More Synonyms of recovery
2. variable noun
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
Interest-rate cuts have failed to bring about economic recovery.
In many sectors of the economy the recovery has started.
Synonyms: revival, improvement, rally, restoration More Synonyms of recovery
3. uncountable noun
You talk about the recoveryof something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen.
A substantial reward is being offered for the recovery of a painting by Turner. [+ of]
She has a reasonable prospect of recovery from the insurer.
Synonyms: retrieval, repossession, reclamation, restoration More Synonyms of recovery
4. uncountable noun
You talk about the recoveryof someone's physical or mental state when they return to this state.
...the abrupt loss and recovery of consciousness. [+ of]
5.
See in recovery
recovery in British English
(rɪˈkʌvərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-eries
1.
the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation
2.
restoration to a former or better condition
3.
the regaining of something lost
4.
the extraction of useful substances from waste
5.
the recovery of a space capsule after a space flight
6. law
a.
the obtaining of a right, etc, by the judgment of a court
b.
(in the US) the final judgment or verdict in a case
7. fencing
a return to the position of guard after making an attack
8. swimming, rowing
the action of bringing the arm, oar, etc, forward for another stroke
9. golf
a stroke played from the rough or a bunker to the fairway or green
recovery in American English
(rɪˈkʌvəri)
nounWord forms: pluralreˈcoveries
1.
the act or an instance of recovering
; specif.,
a.
a regaining of something lost or stolen
b.
a return to health, consciousness, etc.
c.
a regaining of balance, control, composure, etc.
d.
a retrieval of a capsule, nose cone, etc. after a spaceflight or launch
e.
the removal of valuable substances from waste material, byproducts, etc.
2. Sport
a return to a position of guard, readiness, etc., as after a lunge in fencing or a stroke in rowing
3.
a process of attempting to change dysfunctional behavior, as by abstaining from an addictive substance
an alcoholic in recovery
Word origin
ME recoverie < Anglo-Fr
recovery in Insurance
(rɪkʌvəri)
Word forms: (plural) recoveries
noun
(Insurance: Claims)
A recovery is money received by an insurer to reduce part of the cost of a loss.
Recoveries may be made from several different sources, such as reinsurers, other insurers, salvage,or liable third parties.
A net loss is the amount of loss sustained by an insurer after making deductionsfor all recoveries, salvage, and all claims upon reinsurers.
A recovery is money received by an insurer to reduce part of the cost of a loss.
COBUILD Collocations
recovery
choke off recovery
complete recovery
damage the recovery
debt recovery
drive the recovery
economic recovery
full recovery
global recovery
make a recovery
miraculous recovery
modest recovery
muscle recovery
nascent recovery
predict a recovery
quick recovery
rapid recovery
slow the recovery
speed up recovery
speedy recovery
strong recovery
sustain a recovery
sustainable recovery
undermine the recovery
weak recovery
Examples of 'recovery' in a sentence
recovery
He is unable to walk and it could be a year before he makes a full recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is possible that it set back my full recovery by some considerable time.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He had four operations but is expected to make a full recovery.
The Sun (2016)
Both men have since made a full physical recovery but are also proceeding with their own civil claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is part of the body's natural recovery process from stress and upsets.
The Sun (2016)
The survey suggests that the eurozone's economic recovery will continue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And six out of ten said pets' presence seemed to speed physical recovery.
The Sun (2016)
Previous studies have shown that financial shocks and unemployment can harm relationships but the new figures suggest that the economic recovery has made couples more unhappy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This suggests when we cry for emotional reasons, we are literally releasing stress from our bodies and crying is an essential part of the recovery process.
The Sun (2016)
It was a miracle he survived, but the long, slow haul back to recovery involved the amputation of both legs and his right arm.
The Sun (2016)
What are the prospects of a recovery?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In the subsequent year she had made a strong physical recovery but had suffered increasing mental difficulties.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This was underlined by the meagre recovery in returns on capital in manufacturing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is of course very convenient and tends to speed up the recovery process no end.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
Sustainable recovery in this country will require demand for its exports to pick up.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He is expected to make a full recovery.
The Sun (2009)
They are a risk to political stability as well as economic recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Which takes us back to the recovery room.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Winning the peace through a spectacular economic recovery is one that springs to mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The economic recovery would be at risk under anybody else.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Failure to carefully file illustrations at the outset leads to wasted time in recovery.
Christianity Today (2000)
These policies are a necessary but not a sufficient condition for recovery.
Eccleshall, Robert English Conservatism since the Restoration: An introduction and anthology (1990)
We should look to seize this as an opportunity to overhaul and prepare our economy for recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They stifle growth and offer no realistic prospect of a recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And the long road to physical recovery was not the only factor that set her back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There he made a full recovery and returned to active duty the following year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Support your body by helping it to relax and so speed up the recovery process.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
Doctors have told the volleyball coach that he will need six months to make a full recovery.
The Sun (2014)
Our thoughts and thanks go to his family and we wish him well in his recovery.
The Sun (2016)
There has been a slight recovery of the attack from 2012 but a dip since last season.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Both measures are seen as being key to the country 's recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Because of this, the process of recovery after each stroke is easier for the body to deal with.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The pro cycling outfit were so taken by their visitor he was invited to give a talk to the squad about his long recovery from injury.
The Sun (2014)
Loss and recovery of the tent As it was still dark when we had finished we lay in our bags again for a bit.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
Only then, when terms have been found for the loss, can recovery begin.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
recovery
British English: recovery /rɪˈkʌvərɪ/ NOUN
If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again.
He made a complete recovery.
American English: recovery
Arabic: شِفاء
Brazilian Portuguese: recuperação
Chinese: 恢复
Croatian: oporavak
Czech: uzdravení
Danish: restitution
Dutch: herstel
European Spanish: recuperación
Finnish: toipuminen
French: rétablissement
German: Genesung
Greek: ανάρρωση
Italian: guarigione
Japanese: 回復
Korean: 회복
Norwegian: bedring
Polish: odzyskiwanie
European Portuguese: recuperação
Romanian: recuperare
Russian: восстановление
Latin American Spanish: recuperación
Swedish: återhämtning
Thai: ฟื้นจากการเจ็บป่วย
Turkish: iyileşme
Ukrainian: одужання
Vietnamese: sự hồi phục
All related terms of 'recovery'
in recovery
If someone is in recovery , they are being given a course of treatment to help them recover from something such as a drug habit or mental illness .
debt recovery
You talk about the recovery of something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen .
full recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
recovery mode
A mode of life or behaviour is a particular way of living or behaving .
recovery plan
A plan is a method of achieving something that you have worked out in detail beforehand .
recovery room
a hospital room where patients go immediately after surgery
recovery ship
a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite , instrument package , or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
recovery team
a team engaged in locating and retrieving bodies, cargo , etc, esp following a crash , explosion or natural disaster
weak recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves .
global recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves.
modest recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves.
muscle recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
quick recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
rapid recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
recovery period
A period is a length of time.
recovery stock
a security that has fallen in price but is believed to have the ability to recover
recovery vessel
a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite , instrument package , or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
speedy recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
strong recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves .
complete recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
economic recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves .
membrane recovery
Membrane recovery is a process which uses membranes to obtain hydrogen from refinery fuel gas, hydrocrackers, and chemical processes such as methanol production.
nascent recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
raffinate recovery
Raffinate recovery is the use of a substance which is left after a process is complete and the desired substances have been removed .
recovery operation
the process of locating and retrieving bodies, esp following an explosion or natural disaster
recovery position
a position in which an unconscious person can be lain on the floor , which minimises them from further risk
recovery prospects
If there is some prospect of something happening , there is a possibility that it will happen .
recovery vehicle
a truck used to transport motor vehicles which have broken down to another location ( generally a repair garage ), or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface
resource recovery
Resource recovery is when energy , a material, or a product is taken from waste and used.
choke off recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves .
drive the recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves .
make a recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
miraculous recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
predict a recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
slow the recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
speed up recovery
If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again.
spontaneous recovery
the reappearance of a response after its extinction has been followed by a period of rest
sustainable recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
sustain a recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves .
damage the recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves .
enhanced oil recovery
any of several techniques that make it possible to recover more oil than can be obtained by natural pressure , such as the injection of fluid or gases into an oilfield to force more oil to the surface
vapor recovery unit
A vapor recovery unit is a system for recovering vapors from inside sealed crude oil or condensate tanks , with a scrubber (= a device for removing unwanted substances) and compressor (= a device that raises pressure).
waste heat recovery
the use of heat that is produced in a thermodynamic cycle , as in a furnace , combustion engine, etc, in another process, such as heating feedwater or air
undermine the recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy , it improves.
cracked gas heat recovery
Cracked gas heat recovery is the process of recovering energy from cracked gas, which is used to produce high-pressure steam to drive turbines for compressor plants.
European Recovery Programme
a programme of US economic aid for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe (1948–52)
slop oil recovery system
A slop oil recovery system is a method and the equipment used for cleaning and disposing of mixtures of oil, chemicals, and water from various sources in a refinery or oilfield .
Chinese translation of 'recovery'
recovery
(rɪˈkʌvərɪ)
n
(c/u) (from illness, operation) 康复(復) (kāngfù)
(u)[of stolen, lost items]挽回 (wǎnhuí)
(c/u) (in economy, finances) 复苏 (fùsū)
(u)[of physical/mental state]恢复(復) (huīfù)
to be in recovery (from addiction etc) 在恢复(復)中 (zài huīfù zhōng)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of recovering from sickness, a shock, or a setback
He made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury.
Synonyms
improvement
return to health
rally
After a brief rally, shares returned to 126p.
healing
revival
There is no chance of a revival in car sales.
mending
recuperation
convalescence
He was home for three weeks' convalescence after a bout of jaundice.
turn for the better
2 (noun)
Definition
restoration to a former and better condition
In many sectors of the economy the recovery has started.
Synonyms
revival
a revival of nationalism and the rudiments of democracy
improvement
The system we've just introduced has been a great improvement.
rally
restoration
the restoration of diplomatic relations
rehabilitation
upturn
There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.
betterment
His research is for the betterment of humankind.
amelioration
a demand for amelioration of conditions
3 (noun)
Definition
the regaining of something lost
the recovery of a painting by Turner
Synonyms
retrieval
repossession
reclamation
restoration
I specialized in the restoration of old houses.
repair
Many of the buildings are in need of repair.
redemption
cash redemptions and quota payments
recapture
phrase
See in recovery
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amelioration
a demand for amelioration of conditions
Synonyms
improvement,
advance,
recovery,
amendment,
correction,
enhancement,
change for the better,
upswing,
betterment,
melioration
in the sense of betterment
Definition
improvement
His research is for the betterment of humankind.
Synonyms
improvement,
gain,
advancement,
enhancement,
edification,
amelioration,
melioration
in the sense of convalescence
Definition
gradual return to health after illness or an operation
He was home for three weeks' convalescence after a bout of jaundice.
Synonyms
recovery,
rehabilitation,
recuperation,
return to health,
improvement
Synonyms of 'recovery'
recovery
Explore 'recovery' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of rally
Definition
a marked recovery of strength, as during illness
After a brief rally, shares returned to 126p.
Synonyms
recovery,
improvement,
comeback (informal),
revival,
renewal,
resurgence,
recuperation,
turn for the better
in the sense of redemption
Definition
the act of redeeming
cash redemptions and quota payments
Synonyms
trade-in,
return,
recovery,
retrieval,
repurchase,
repossession,
reclamation,
quid pro quo,
recoupment
in the sense of repair
Definition
the act, task, or process of repairing
Many of the buildings are in need of repair.
Synonyms
mending,
restoration,
overhaul,
adjustment
in the sense of restoration
Definition
the act of restoring to a former or original condition, place, etc.
the restoration of diplomatic relations
Synonyms
reinstatement,
return,
revival,
restitution,
re-establishment,
reinstallation,
replacement
in the sense of restoration
Definition
the act of restoring to a former or original condition, place, etc.
I specialized in the restoration of old houses.
Synonyms
repair,
recovery,
reconstruction,
renewal,
rehabilitation,
refurbishing,
refreshment,
renovation,
rejuvenation,
revitalization
in the sense of upturn
Definition
an upward trend or improvement
There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.