Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

    Wiedererlangung, Wiedergewinnung, Zurückgewinnung

    возвра́тvozvrát, получе́ние вновьpolučénije vnovʹ, получе́ние обра́тноpolučénije obrátno

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

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

    (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A clever verbal solution to an embarrassing verbal mistake.

    When I realized I'd called my teacher "Mom" again, I made a quick recovery saying that she loves me so much that she reminds me of my mother.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A return to normal health.

    I hope you make a full recovery.

    Genesung, Erholung, Gesundung

    выздоровле́ниеvyzdorovlénije, попра́вкаpoprávka

    ви́дужанняvýdužannja, оду́жанняodúžannja

    return to an original state

  4. A return to former status or position.

    (countable, uncountable)The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.

    Wiederherstellung, Erholung

    восстановле́ниеvosstanovlénije, оздоровле́ниеozdorovlénije

  5. (countable, uncountable)The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Renewed growth after a slump.

    Erholung

    оживле́ниеoživlénije, восстановле́ниеvosstanovlénije, рекупера́цияrekuperácija

  7. (countable, uncountable)The recovery of debt.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore

  10. (countable, uncountable)The ability to recover or regain health.

Examples

161 sentences
  1. There is no hope of his recovery.

    Немає жодної надії на його видужання. — deniko

    ruНет никакой надежды на его выздоровление. — marafon

    deEs besteht keine Hoffnung auf seine Genesung. — Yorwba

  2. Tom made a full recovery.

    Том повністю одужав. — deniko

    ruТом полностью выздоровел. — marafon

  3. Tom has made a full recovery.

    deTom hat sich vollständig erholt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. We're hoping for your quick recovery.

  5. Is there any chance of recovery?

    ruЕсть ли шанс на выздоровление? — kotik

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
return to normal health:
Русский
By meaning 4
act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost:
return to normal health:
return to former status:
economics: renewed growth after a slump:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost:
return to normal health:
return to former status:

Origin

From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer

From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

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