recover¹

verb

US /rɪˈkʌvər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	recover
he/she/it	recovers
present participle	recovering
past tense	recovered
past participle	recovered

1
intransitive to become fit and healthy again after an illness or an injury
recover from:
I haven’t fully recovered from that flu I had.
Synonyms and related words
To get better after an illness
recover
survive
respond
1. 1a
  to stop being affected by an unpleasant experience
  He was fired last month and he’s still recovering from the shock.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become better
  improve
  recover
  look up
2. 1b
  if a country, economy, etc. recovers after a difficult period, it begins to get stronger and return to its earlier state
  The housing market appears to be recovering from the recession.
  Synonyms and related words
  To become better
  improve
  recover
  look up
2
transitive to get something again that you lost or that someone stole from you
The thieves were caught, but many of the items were never recovered.
Synonyms and related words
To get something back
win back
get back
recover
1. 2a
  to get money again that you invested or lost
  They need to sell a million copies to recover their costs.
  Synonyms and related words
  To earn or to get money
  monetize
  claim back
  earn
2. 2b
  to get the ability again to do or feel something, especially to control your movements or emotions after losing control of them
  Simon never recovered the use of his arm after the crash.
  recover consciousness:
  Darren was rushed to hospital, but he never recovered consciousness.
  recover your composure (=control your emotions again):
  Marian managed to recover her composure and thank everyone for coming.
  Synonyms and related words
  To get something back
  win back
  get back
  recover

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