Definitions of recover [ɪˈkʌv ər]

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Definition of 'recover'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) recover
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).

2.  recover
to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc.) to oneself.

3.  recover
to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself).

4.  recover
to obtain by judgment in a court of law.

5.  recover
to acquire title to through judicial process.

6.  recover
to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc.

7.  recover
to regain (a substance) in usable form; reclaim.

8. (v.i.) recover
to regain one's health, strength, composure, balance, etc., after illness, trouble, disturbance, or the like (sometimes fol. by from):
to recover from the flu.

9.  recover
to regain a former and better state or condition.

10.  recover
to obtain a favorable judgment in a suit for something.

11.  recover
to make a recovery, as in a sport or game.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF recoverer, OF

Definition of 'recover'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) recover, retrieve, find, regain
get or find back; recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

2. (verb) recuperate, recover, convalesce
get over an illness or shock
"The patient is recuperating"

3. (verb) recover, go back, recuperate
regain a former condition after a financial loss
"We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

4. (verb) recover, recoup, recuperate
regain or make up for
"recuperate one's losses"

5. (verb) reclaim, recover
reuse (materials from waste products)

6. (verb) recover
cover anew
"recover a chair"

Definition of 'recover'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) recover
to feel better after being sick, a bad experience, etc.
She is recovering from her illness.; The stock market has not yet recovered.

2. recover
to get back sth lost or stolen
The soldiers went back to recover the bodies.; The family will never recover the money.

3. recover
to be able to use or feel again
She gradually recovered the use of her legs.

Definition of 'recover'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) recover
recovery

2. (verb) recover
to cover again

3. (verb) recover
to get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain

4. (verb) recover
to make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time

5. (verb) recover
to restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal

6. (verb) recover
to overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body

7. (verb) recover
to rescue; to deliver

8. (verb) recover
to gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to

9. (verb) recover
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

10. (verb) recover
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

11. (verb) recover
to make one's way; to come; to arrive

12. (verb) recover
to obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit

Translation of 'recover'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to become well again; to return to good health etc He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.
Afrikaans: herstel	Arabic: يَشْفى، يَسْتَرِدُّ عافِي	Bulgarian: възстановявам
Brazilian: recuperar	Czech: zotavit se	German: genesen
Danish: komme sig	Greek: αναρρώνω, συνέρχομαι	Spanish: recuperarse
Estonian: paranema	Farsi: بهبود یافتن؛ دوباره به دس	Finnish: toipua
French: recouvrer (la santé)	Hebrew: לְהָברִיא	Hindi: पुन्राप्त करना
Croatian: oporaviti se	Hungarian: meggyógyul, felépül	Indonesian: pulih
Icelandic: ná sér	Italian: rimettersi, riprendersi	Japanese: 回復する
Korean: 회복하다	Lithuanian: atsigauti	Latvian: atveseļoties; atgūties
Malay: pulih	Dutch: (zich) herstellen	Norwegian: bli frisk, komme seg
Polish: wyzdrowieć, wracać do nor	Persian: بهبود یافتن؛ دوباره به دس	Pashto: بيالاس ته راوړل، بيااخيست
Portuguese: recuperar	Romanian: a-şi reveni	Russian: оправляться; выздоравлива
Slovak: zotaviť sa	Slovenian: okrevati	Serbian: oporaviti se
Swedish: tillfriskna, repa sig	Thai: ฟื้นตัวจากการเจ็บป่วย	Turkish: iyileşmek
Taiwanese: 復原	Ukrainian: видужувати, оклигувати	Urdu: صحت بحال ہونا
Vietnamese: hồi phục	Chinese: 复原
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