Definitions for recovery
rɪˈkʌv ə rire·cov·e·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. recoverynoun

   return to an original state

   "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

2. convalescence, recuperation, recoverynoun

   gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

3. recovery, retrievalnoun

   the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recoverynoun

   The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

2. recoverynoun

   A return to normal health.

3. recoverynoun

   A return to former status.

4. recoverynoun

   Renewed growth after a slump (economy).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recoverynoun

   Etymology: from recover.

   1. Restoration from sickness.

   Your hopes are regular and reasonable, though in temporal affairs; such as are deliverance from enemies, and recovery from sickness. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

   The sweat sometimes acid, is a sign of recovery after acute distempers. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Power or act of regaining.

   What should move me to undertake the recovery of this, being not ignorant of the impossibility? William Shakespeare.

   These counties were the keys of Normandy:
   But wherefore weeps Warwick?
   For grief that they are past recovery. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Mario Sanudo lived about the fourteenth age, a man full of zeal for the recovery of the Holy Land. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   3. The act of cutting off an entail.

   The spirit of wantonness is sure scared out of him; if the devil have him not in see simple, with fine and recovery. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recovery

   Recovery is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. It was released by Syco Music on 9 December 2013 as the third single from his debut studio album James Arthur (2013). The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 40 on the Irish Singles Chart.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recovery

   Recovery generally refers to the process of returning back to a normal state or condition after being affected by a disaster, disease, situation, or event. This can involve rebuilding, healing, or bouncing back physically, mentally, financially, or economically, depending on the context. It is typically marked by an improvement or restoration of health, strength, functionality, or prosperity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recoverynoun

   the act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession

2. Recoverynoun

   restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc

3. Recoverynoun

   the obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court

4. Recoverynoun

   the getting, or gaining, of something not previously had

5. Recoverynoun

   in rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recovery

   Recovery was a music and youth-oriented television series that was broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. The show was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm, following the overnight video clip program, Rage, and was broadcast from 20 April 1996 to 29 April 2000.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recovery

   1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return of an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat. 2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced. 3. In personnel recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to the initial reception point. 4. Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair at another location. See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery force.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Healing
   • Improvement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recovery' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2641

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recovery' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4768

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recovery' in Nouns Frequency: #1140

How to pronounce recovery?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say recovery in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recovery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recovery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of recovery in a Sentence

1. Gabrielle Douglas:

   I like to stick with lean protein to help with my muscle recovery after hard workouts, so my grandma prepared me a delicious chicken breast and grilled asparagus with balsamic vinegar, it was so good! To treat myself, I dipped a handful of almonds in 2 ounces of melted dark chocolate. It really satisfied my sweet tooth!

2. Qiu Zhi:

   The biggest risk ... remains the anaemic recovery in the global economy given the backdrop of feeble demand.

3. Eric Gross:

   While the auction process typically functions well, we would not be surprised to see significant volatility in the RadioShack 6.75s around the auction and an elevated CDS recovery final auction price.

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   Now that we are definitely in the process of recovery, lines have been rightly drawn between those to whom this recovery means a return to old methods -- and the number of these people is small -- and those for whom recovery means a reform of many old methods, a permanent readjustment of many of our ways of thinking and therefore of many of our social and economic arrangements.

5. Stephen Clark:

   The outlook for energy shares looks somewhat challenging for now as the oil price implied in the shares is higher than current spot prices, there is already some degree of oil price recovery baked in.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recovery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recovery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recovery
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recovery
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recovery
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf