recover
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.
to regain health after being sick, wounded, or the like (often followed by from): to recover from an illness.
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.
Origin of recover
1synonym study For recover
Other words for recover
Other words from recover
- re·cov·er·er, noun
Words that may be confused with recover
- re-cover, recover
Words Nearby recover
Other definitions for re-cover (2 of 2)
to cover again or anew.
Origin of re-cover
2Words that may be confused with re-cover
- re-cover , recover
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How to use recover in a sentence
The system would be better poised to help the region recover once the pandemic ends, he said.
Metro board expresses wariness over increased debt but gives tentative approval | Justin George | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIt was the rare offseason in which Embiid wasn’t recovering from surgery or an injury, and the group took advantage.
Joel Embiid Changed His Offseason Conditioning. Now He’s Playing Like An MVP. | Yaron Weitzman | February 9, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightI found I was more tired at the end of the day but made an effort to consistently get to bed earlier so that I could recover and run the next day.
Want to Improve Your Running? Focus on Recovery. | Outside Editors | February 5, 2021 | Outside OnlineThere is not enough money to help seriously ill children recover.
'The Whole System Needs Changing.' The Russia Protests Are About More Than Just Alexei Navalny | Madeline Roache | February 5, 2021 | Time“They all recovered, but not everyone is that lucky,” text in the video reads, affixed over footage of maskless people celebrating.
Super spreader Sunday? Experts worry Super Bowl could trigger coronavirus explosion | Brittany Shammas, Fenit Nirappil, Mark Maske | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
We need to recover and grow the idea that the proper answer to bad speech is more and better speech.
Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis slows the rate of all the above processes and increases the chances that someone can recover quickly enough to wake up.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt took decades for comics to recover and emerge as an adult art form.
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism | Nick Gillespie | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe literally had to lie down in between sessions in order to recover her strength.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe shall recover again some or all of the steadfastness and dignity of the old religious life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe purchasers found that this claim was not well founded, and sought to recover their money.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHaving paused a few seconds to recover breath, he brushed his hat with his elbow, and declared himself ready.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensThe law only gave you the right to proceed against him to recover money damages for the legal injury.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAgain, if the agent deposited the money in his own name the true owner could proceed against the bank to recover it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for recover (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈkʌvə) /
(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
Origin of recover
1Derived forms of recover
- recoverable, adjective
- recoverability, noun
- recoverer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-cover (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈkʌvə) /
to cover again
to provide (a piece of furniture, book, etc) with a new cover
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