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recover
[ ri-kuhv-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to get back or regain (something lost or taken away):
to recover a stolen watch.
- to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself ).
- to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself ).
- Law.
- to obtain by judgment in a court of law, or by legal proceedings:
to recover damages for a wrong.
- to acquire title to through judicial process:
to recover land.
- to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc.
- to regain (a substance) in usable form, as from refuse material or from a waste product or by-product of manufacture; reclaim.
- Military. to return (a weapon) to a previously held position in the manual of arms.
- Football. to gain or regain possession of (a fumble):
They recovered the ball on their own 20-yard line.
verb (used without object)
- to regain health after being sick, wounded, or the like (often followed by from ):
to recover from an illness.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to regain a former and better state or condition:
The city soon recovered from the effects of the earthquake.
- to regain one's strength, composure, balance, etc.
- Law. to obtain a favorable judgment in a suit for something.
- Football. to gain or regain possession of a fumble:
The Giants recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.
- to make a recovery in fencing or rowing.
recover
/ ɪˈʌə /
verb
- tr to find again or obtain the return of (something lost)
- to regain (loss of money, position, time, etc); recoup
- (of a person) to regain (health, spirits, composure, etc), as after illness, a setback, or a shock, etc
- to regain (a former and usually better condition)
industry recovered after the war
- law
- tr to gain (something) by the judgment of a court of law
to recover damages
- intr to succeed in a lawsuit
- tr to obtain (useful substances) from waste
- intr (in fencing, swimming, rowing, etc) to make a recovery
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈٲ, noun
- ˈDZ, noun
- ˈDZ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·DZİ· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of recover1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of recover1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.”
Some of the victims, the indictment alleges, were given IV fluids to recover.
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.
Halili has said she is a recovered alcoholic, nearly six years sober.
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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