recover
Verb (transitive):
- To get back or regain something that was lost, stolen, or taken away.
- To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after an illness, injury, or period of difficulty.
- To regain control of one's emotions or physical state.
- To obtain compensation or payment for something, such as a debt or loss.
Verb (intransitive):
- To return to a normal or improved condition, such as health or financial stability.
- To regain one's composure or balance.
The verb "recover" is used to describe the process of getting something back or returning to a previous, better state. It is often followed by the preposition "from" when indicating the source of the problem or loss. - Transitive use: requires a direct object (e.g., recover strength, recover the money). - Intransitive use: does not require a direct object (e.g., The economy will recover).
Transitive Verb:
- She hopes to recover her stolen bicycle. (To get back a lost item)
- It took him months to recover his strength after the surgery. (To regain a physical ability)
- The company sued to recover damages from the supplier. (To obtain compensation)
Intransitive Verb:
- The patient is expected to recover fully. (To return to health)
- The stock market began to recover after the crash. (To return to a better financial state)
- He needed a moment to recover from the shocking news. (To regain emotional composure)
"Recover oneself": To regain one's composure, balance, or self-control.
- She stumbled but quickly recovered herself and continued walking.
In legal/formal contexts: To obtain a monetary award through a court judgment.
- The plaintiff was entitled to recover the costs of the lawsuit.
Recovery (noun): The act, process, or instance of recovering.
- The patient made a full recovery.
- The recovery of the data was successful.
Recoverable (adjective): Capable of being recovered or regained.
- The costs are recoverable from the insurance company.
- Regain (to get back something lost).
- Retrieve (to get or bring something back).
- Recuperate (to recover from illness or exhaustion).
- Bounce back (to return to a previous state, especially after a setback).
- Recover from: To return to a normal state after experiencing something difficult.
- It took her a long time to recover from the loss of her job.
"To make a recovery": To successfully return to a normal or healthy state.
- The economy is starting to make a recovery.
"A race against time to recover": A situation where one must recover very quickly before time runs out.
- It was a race against time to recover the missing documents before the meeting.
- cover anew
- recover a chair
- reuse (materials from waste products)
- regain or make up for
- recuperate one's losses
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
- The company managed to recuperate
- get over an illness or shock
- The patient is recuperating
- get or find back; recover the use of
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly