Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To get back (something lost or taken away), especially by making an effort.
- intransitive verb To search for, find, and bring back.
- intransitive verb To get back control or possession of (land) by military conquest or legal action.
- intransitive verb To have (the use, possession, or control of something) restored.
- intransitive verb To regain the use of (a faculty) or be restored to (a normal or usual condition).
- intransitive verb To cause to be restored to a normal or usual condition.
- intransitive verb To discover or be able to follow (a trail or scent) after losing it.
- intransitive verb To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.
- intransitive verb To bring (land) into or return to a suitable condition for use; reclaim.
- intransitive verb To bring under observation again.
- intransitive verb To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health.
- intransitive verb To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cover again or anew. Sometimes written distinctively re-cover.
- noun Recovery.
- noun In boating, the movement of the body by which a rower reaches forward from one stroke in preparation for the next: as, the bow oar is slow in the recover.
- In manufacturing, to save; keep what had formerly been thrown away: as, to
recover the by-products in a gas-plant. - To regain; get or obtain again (after it has been lost).
- To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; cure; heal.
- To repair the loss or injury of; retrieve; make up for: as, to
recover lost time. - To rescue; save from danger.
- To reach by some effort; get; gain; find; come to; return to.
- To reconcile; reëstablish friendly relations with.
- In law, to obtain by judgment in a court of law or by legal proceedings: as, to
recover lands in ejectment; to recover damages for a wrong, or for a breach of contract. - In hunting, to start (a hare) from her cover or form.
- To fetch; deal.
- To restore to a previous state.
- To recoup one's self.
- Synonyms and To get back, repair, recruit, recuperate, reëstablish.
- To regain health after sickness; grow well again: often followed by of or from.
- To regain a former state or condition, as after misfortune or disturbance of mind: as, to
recover from a state of poverty or depression. In this sense formerly and still sometimes used elliptically without from. - To come; arrive; make one's way.
- To obtain a judgment at law; succeed in a lawsuit: as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Recovery.
- transitive verb To cover again.
- intransitive verb To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by
of orfrom - intransitive verb obsolete To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
- intransitive verb (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit.
- transitive verb To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
- transitive verb To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.
- transitive verb To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
- transitive verb To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
- transitive verb To rescue; to deliver.
- transitive verb Archaic To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
- transitive verb (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; ; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; ; to gain by legal process.
- transitive verb (Mil. Drill) a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of “aim” to that of “ready.”
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
get back ,regain (a physical thing lost etc.). - verb transitive To
return to,resume (a given state of mind or body).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The word recover means both “to regain health” and “to regain balance.”
The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010
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The only way to recover is to have a little hair of the dog.
♪♫ Election night hangover morning musical remedy Melissa Bell 2010
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This belief that all Republicans need to do to recover is to embrace the internet and adopt a bunch of cutting-edge technologies reminds me very strongly of efforts to quick-fix failing schools by putting in high-speed internet access and giving every student a laptop.
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Being told to sit on the couch to recover is tough to deal with.
Denny Hamlin working on knee rehab with Darlington looming 2010
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"I would think 'recover' is more accurate," he says.
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Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a brutal August recess by specifying what Obama wants to see in a compromise health care deal and directly confronting other trouble spots, West Wing officials tell POLITICO.
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But kids are resilient, and they will recover from the slight inflicted on them by their proudly know-nothing parents.
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August 4th, 2009 3: 58 pm ET they did, regularly and alot and in many harmful and tough to recover ways it will take a lot of time and hardwork to recover from the Bush administration
White House launches counteroffensive over Drudge Report link 2009
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It took Ronald Reagan two years to recover from the bad economy and high unemployment (10%) in his first term .......
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It will take America many years to recover from the damage both men did, damage that exceeded Bin Laden's wildest dreams.
Former CIA chiefs call on Obama to stop interrogation probe 2009
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