Recover Recovering Recovered Back Spent Verb Rɪˈkʌvə(R Rɪˈkʌvər

• he's still recovering from his operation.
• she spent many weeks in hospital recovering from her injuries.
• he has fully recovered from the shoulder surgery.
• she remains in serious condition, but is expected to recover.

recover

Verb Forms

1. to get well again after being ill, hurt, etc.
• He's still recovering from his operation.
• She spent many weeks in hospital recovering from her injuries.
• He has fully recovered from the shoulder surgery.
• She remains in serious condition, but is expected to recover.
• The victim is recovering well at home.

Extra Examples

• Mrs Burton was last night recovering from her injuries in hospital.
• She had hardly recovered from the birth of her last baby.
• Yates is struggling to recover form a serious knee injury.
• Your baby is recovering well.
• Mother and baby are recovering well.
2. 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.
3. to get back the same amount of money that you have spent or that is owed to you
• SYNONYM recoup
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/recoup
• He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs.

Extra Examples

• Creditors have a right to recover their debts.
• Some investors tried to recover their losses by making further high risk investments.
4. to get back or find something that was lost, stolen or missing
• The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings.
• Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
5. to win back a position, level, status, etc. that has been lost
• SYNONYM regain
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/regain
• The team recovered its lead in the second half.
6. to get back the use of your senses, control of your emotions, etc.
• SYNONYM regain
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/regain
• It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness.
• to recover your sight
• She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself.

Word Origin

• Middle English (originally with reference to health): from Anglo-Norman French recoverer, from Latin recuperare ‘get again’.