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recover

[ ri-kuhv-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to get back or regain (something lost or taken away):

    to recover a stolen watch.

  2. to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself ).
  3. to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself ).
  4. Law.
    1. to obtain by judgment in a court of law, or by legal proceedings:

      to recover damages for a wrong.

    2. to acquire title to through judicial process:

      to recover land.

  5. to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc.
  6. to regain (a substance) in usable form, as from refuse material or from a waste product or by-product of manufacture; reclaim.
  7. Military. to return (a weapon) to a previously held position in the manual of arms.
  8. Football. to gain or regain possession of (a fumble):

    They recovered the ball on their own 20-yard line.



verb (used without object)

  1. to regain health after being sick, wounded, or the like (often followed by from ):

    to recover from an illness.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to regain a former and better state or condition:

    The city soon recovered from the effects of the earthquake.

  3. to regain one's strength, composure, balance, etc.
  4. Law. to obtain a favorable judgment in a suit for something.
  5. Football. to gain or regain possession of a fumble:

    The Giants recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

  6. to make a recovery in fencing or rowing.

recover

/ ɪˈʌə /

verb

  1. tr to find again or obtain the return of (something lost)
  2. to regain (loss of money, position, time, etc); recoup
  3. (of a person) to regain (health, spirits, composure, etc), as after illness, a setback, or a shock, etc
  4. to regain (a former and usually better condition)

    industry recovered after the war

  5. law
    1. tr to gain (something) by the judgment of a court of law

      to recover damages

    2. intr to succeed in a lawsuit
  6. tr to obtain (useful substances) from waste
  7. intr (in fencing, swimming, rowing, etc) to make a recovery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈٲ, noun
  • ˈDZ, noun
  • ˈDZ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·DZİ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recover1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English recoveren, from Middle French recoverer, from Latin 𳦳ܱ “to regain”; recuperate
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recover1

C14: from Old French recoverer , from Latin 𳦳ܱ recuperate
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Synonym Study

Recover, reclaim, retrieve are to regain literally or figuratively something or someone. 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, especially something to its former, prosperous state: to retrieve one's fortune.
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Example Sentences

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In a brief, unsigned order, it said the plaintiffs did not “refute the Government’s representation that it is unlikely to recover the grant funds once they are disbursed.”

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Some of the victims, the indictment alleges, were given IV fluids to recover.

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These latest revelations show how much Andrew had become an isolated figure after his disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview - as well as the palace intrigue surrounding his attempts to recover his position.

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Halili has said she is a recovered alcoholic, nearly six years sober.

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In purely investment terms, lower share prices can offer an opportunity to buy, in the hope that over the long term, they recover and rise.

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