Meaning

3 senses
  1. A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.

  2. (dated)The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery).

  3. (obsolete)Recovery.

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

  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

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

plural: recovers

Word family

1 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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