recover Definition

recover
verb recovered, recovering

1. To get or find something again.

Thesaurus: salvage, rescue, retrieve, reclaim, recoup, recapture, regain, repossess, redeem; Antonym: forfeit, lose.
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2. To regain one's good health, spirits or composure.

Thesaurus: improve, rally, revive, mend, heal, convalesce, come around, pull through, recuperate; Antonym: worsen.
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3. To regain a former and usually better condition.

Example: The economy recovered slightly last year
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4. To get back into position (eg in a game of tennis).
5. To regain control of (one's emotions, actions, etc).

Example: recover one's senses
6a. law.
To gain (compensation or damages) by legal action;
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6b. law.
To be successful in a lawsuit.
7. To get money to make up for (expenses, loss, etc).
8. To obtain (a valuable or usable substance) from a waste product or by-product.

Derivative: recoverability
noun

Derivative: recoverable
adj

Derivative: recoverableness
noun

Derivative: recoverer
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French recoverer, from Latin recuperare recuperate.

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re-cover
recover
verb

1. To cover something again.