Meaning

13 senses
  1. (transitive)To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

    After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.

    For days telescopes surveyed the skies to recover the small asteroid.

    zurückgewinnen

    возвраща́тьvozvraščátʹ, возврати́тьvozvratítʹ, верну́тьvernútʹ

  2. (transitive)To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).

    They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.

  3. (transitive)To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).

    At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.

  4. (intransitive)To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.

    The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.

  5. (transitive)To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process.

    to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing

    to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery

  6. (intransitive)To regain one's composure, balance etc.

    Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me.

  7. (intransitive)To get better, to regain health or prosperity.

    I was hurt, but I knew I’d recover, given time.

    Without calling in Business Recovery experts, the company saw trade and investor confidence recover sharply in the wake of the crisis.

    genesen, erholen

    выздора́вливатьvyzdorávlivatʹ, вы́здороветьvýzdorovetʹ, поправля́тьсяpopravljátʹsja

    виду́жуватиvydúžuvaty, ви́дужатиvýdužaty, оду́жуватиodúžuvaty

  8. To cover again.

  9. To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

  10. (obsolete, transitive)To reach (a place), arrive at.

  11. (archaic, transitive)To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.

  12. (archaic, transitive)To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.

    to recover lost time

    21 May, 1665, Abraham Cowley, letter to Dr. Thomas Sprat I do hope to recover my late hurt.

Examples

580 sentences
  1. Have you recovered from the shock?

    Ти вже відійшов від шоку? — deniko

    ruВы оправились от шока? — corvard

    deHast du dich schon vom Schreck erholt? — raggione

  2. Tom is likely to never recover.

    Том, імовірно, ніколи не одужає. — deniko

    ruТом, вероятно, никогда не поправится. — marafon

  3. The police recovered the stolen money.

    Поліція повернула вкрадені гроші. — DemonicSatori

    ruПолиция вернула украденные деньги. — odexed

    deDie Polizei hat das gestohlene Geld wiedergefunden. — mayabe

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  4. I hope you'll recover quickly.

    Сподіваюся, ти швидко одужаєш. — aandrusiak

    ruНадеюсь, ты поправишься быстро. — corvard

  5. Is there any prospect of his recovering?

    Чи є можливість що він одужає? — mrcenoura

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
intransitive: to get better, regain health:
Русский
By meaning 2
transitive: to get back, regain:
intransitive: to get better, regain health:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
transitive: to get back, regain:
intransitive: to get better, regain health:

Origin

From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recov

From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre. Doublet of recuperate.

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Forms

recovers, recovering, recovered, recovered
Base formrecover · to recover
3rd person singularrecovers
Present participlerecovering
Past simplerecovered
Past participlerecovered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrecover
he, she, itrecovers

Past simpleLesson

all personsrecovered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave recovered
he, she, ithas recovered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill recover

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • fully recovered
  • recovering from his
  • has fully recovered
  • a recovering alcoholic
  • completely recovered
  • has completely recovered
  • going to recover
  • recovering alcoholic
  • is recovering from
  • recovered from the
  • never recover
  • recovered quickly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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