What does Recover mean?
Definitions for Recover
rɪˈkʌv ərre·cov·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Recover.
Princeton's WordNet
recover, retrieve, find, regainverb
get or find back; recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
recuperate, recover, convalesceverb
get over an illness or shock
"The patient is recuperating"
recover, go back, recuperateverb
regain a former condition after a financial loss
"We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
recover, recoup, recuperateverb
regain or make up for
"recuperate one's losses"
reclaim, recoververb
reuse (materials from waste products)
recoververb
cover anew
"recover a chair"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To RECOVERverb
Etymology: recouvrer, Fr. recupero, Lat.
Every of us, each for his self, laboured how to recover him, while he rather daily sent us companions of our deceit, than ever return’d in any sound and faithful manner. Philip Sidney.
Would my Lord were with the prophet; for he would recover him of his leprosy. 2 Kings v. 3.
The clouds dispell’d, the sky resum’d her light,
And nature stood recover’d of her fright. Dryden.Should we apply this precept only to those who are concerned to recover time they have lost, it would extend to the whole race of mankind. John Rogers.
Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. John Rogers.
Stay a while; and we’ll debate,
By what safe means the crown may be recover’d. William Shakespeare.The spirit of the Lord is upon me, to preach the gospel to the poor, and recovering of sight to the blind. Luke iv. 18.
Once in forty years cometh a pope, that casteth his eye upon the kingdom of Naples, to recover it to the church. Francis Bacon.
These Italians, in despight of what could be done, recovered Tiliaventum. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
I who e’er while the happy garden sung,
By one man’s disobedience lost, now sing
Recover’d Paradise to all mankind,
By one man’s firm obedience. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d.Any other person may join with him that is injured, and assist him in recovering from the offender so much, as may make satisfaction. John Locke.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. 2 Tim. ii. 26.
The forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that, we’re sure enough. William Shakespeare.To Recoververb
To grow well from a disease.
Adam, by this from the cold sudden damp
Recovering, his scatter’d spirits return’d. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Recover
Recover is the debut and fourth single by The Automatic, from their debut album Not Accepted Anywhere. Originally released on the 21 November 2005 as a limited 7" vinyl, CD single and digital download the band's record labels - B-Unique & Polydor believed it could perform better and reach a larger audience after the band's success with "Monster". It was released again on 18 September 2006.
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recover
Recover generally means to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after a period of illness, injury, loss, or difficulty. It can also mean to regain possession or control of something that has been lost or taken away. Additionally, it can refer to the action of retrieving or securing valuable items from a seemingly hopeless or challenging situation.
Webster Dictionary
Recoververb
to cover again
Recoververb
to get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain
Recoververb
to make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time
Recoververb
to restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal
Recoververb
to overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body
Recoververb
to rescue; to deliver
Recoververb
to gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to
Recoververb
to gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant
Recoververb
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 or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright
Recoververb
to make one's way; to come; to arrive
Recoververb
to obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit
Recovernoun
recovery
Etymology: [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.]
Wikidata
Recover
Recover is a hard rock band from Austin, Texas.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Recover
rē-kuv′ėr, v.t. to cover again.
Recover
rē-kuv′ėr, v.t. to get possession of again: to make up for: to retrieve: to cure: to revive: to bring back to any former state: to rescue: to obtain as compensation: to obtain for injury or debt: to reconcile.—v.i. to regain health: to regain any former state: (law) to obtain a judgment.—n. recovery: the forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another.—n. Recoverabil′ity, the state of being recoverable.—adj. Recov′erable, that may be recovered or regained: capable of being brought to a former condition.—ns. Recov′erableness, the state of being recoverable: capability of being recovered; Recoveree′, one against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery; Recov′erer, one who recovers; Recov′eror, one who recovers a judgment in common recovery; Recov′ery, the act of recovering: the act of regaining anything lost: restoration to health or to any former state: the power of recovering anything: (law) a verdict giving right to the recovery of debts or costs. [O. Fr. recovrer—L. recuperāre—re-, again, and Sabine cuprus, good; some suggest cupĕre, to desire.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
recover
In tactics, a word of command in firing whereby the piece is brought from the position of aim to that of ready.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Recover' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4452
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Recover' in Verbs Frequency: #399
Anagrams for Recover »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Recover in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Recover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Recover in a Sentence
Moffat County Commissioner John Kinkaid:
We have yet to recover from the great recession.
This is victory in the first battles of a long-lasting war, but it takes time for market sentiment to fully recover from the recent trauma, which was so severe, and bears are likely to make a comeback anytime soon.
We have to adapt to climate change, and these are the best varieties to recover food self-sufficiency.
We expect that at some time it will help diminish the spread of COVID-19, based on the assumptions that persons who are infected and recover will have protective immunity, however, with SARS, data suggested protective immunity was of limited duration. Thus, the precise temporal dynamics may prove very important. For example, there could be recurrent waves. We hope with COVID-19, but do not yet know that they wont become re-infected.
There's no doubt the economy will recover as the lower cost of oil is clearly positive for growth. If March wage negotiations lead to higher base pay, that's also good for consumers. It just takes time for all these factors to help consumption.
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- zotavitCzech
- genesenGerman
- regajniEsperanto
- recuperarSpanish
- parantua, tervehtyä, palautuaFinnish
- recouvrer, récupérerFrench
- slànaichScottish Gaelic
- sembuh, sembuh kembaliIndonesian
- ritrovareItalian
- 回復します, 回復Japanese
- 회복하다Korean
- whakamāui, mātūtūMāori
- genezen, terugwinnen, recupereren, herstellenDutch
- [[recuperar]]-[[se]], recuperar, melhorarPortuguese
- allinyayQuechua
- recuperaRomanian
- выздоравливать, выздороветь, возвращать, поправляться, вернуть, возвратить, поправитьсяRussian
- återhämta sigSwedish
- iyileşmekTurkish
- 恢复Chinese
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