from illness
1 [V] ~ (from sth) to get well again after being ill/sick, hurt, etc:
He's still recovering from his operation.
from sth unpleasant
2 [V] ~ (from sth) to return to a normal state after an unpleasant or unusual experience or a period of difficulty:
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one. * The economy is at last beginning to recover.
money
3 [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) to get back the same amount of money that you have spent or that is owed to you
SYNRECOUP:
He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs.
sth lost / stolen
4 [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) to get back or find sth that was lost, stolen or missing:
The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings. * Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
position / status
5 [VN] to win back a position, level, status, etc. that has been lost
SYNREGAIN:
The team recovered its lead in the second half.
senses / emotions
6 [VN] to get back the use of your senses, control of your emotions, etc.
SYNREGAIN:
It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness. * to recover your sight / hearing * She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself.
recovered adjective [notbeforenoun]:
She is now fully recovered from her injuries.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for recover is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is recover a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, recover is tagged as verb.
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