Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishrecovery
noun
ADJ. amazing, astonishing, dramatic, excellent, miraculous, remarkable | good, satisfactory, significant, strong, substantial | complete, full | limited, modest, partial The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down. | fragile | fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift | gradual, slow | steady | faltering | eventual | continuing, lasting, long-term, sustained | spontaneous | national | economic, industrial, physical, political | price, profits | post-war
VERB + RECOVERY achieve, make, stage Many people make remarkable recoveries after strokes. | aid, speed (up), stimulate A holiday would speed his recovery. a reduction in interest rates to stimulate global economic recovery | delay, hamper, hinder | wish sb We wish them all a speedy recovery.
RECOVERY + VERB be on the way, come The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way (= recovery will occur soon). | be … way off Unemployment is high and economic recovery is still a long way off (= it will be a long time until recovery). | be underway, occur, take place | continue
RECOVERY + NOUN time His injuries have returned as there was insufficient recovery time between matches. | period, phase | process | plan, programme | room After the operation she was taken to the recovery room. | position Continue resuscitation until the person starts breathing and then place them in the recovery position.
PREP. beyond ~ The region has been damaged by acid rain and rivers are fouled almost beyond recovery. | in ~ He's in recovery from the disease. | ~ from recovery from his illness | ~ in the recent recovery in consumer spending | ~ to a slow recovery to full health
PHRASES be on the road to recovery She is well on the road to recovery (= making good progress towards recovery). | hopes/prospects of recovery, a sign of recovery The economy is showing the first signs of recovery.
re·cov·eryI. \rə̇ˈkəv(ə)rē, rēˈ-, -ri\
noun
(
-es)
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle French
recovree, from
recoverer to recover +
-ee -y
1. obsolete : means of restoration
: cure
,
remedy
2.
a. : the obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict, decree, or judgment of court
b. : common recovery
3.
a. : the action of regaining an upright position after curtseying
b. : a movement sequence in dance technique for rising after a fall
c. : the action of regaining the position of guard after making an attack in fencing or sparring
d. : the action following the completion of a rowing stroke in which the blade is raised and feathered and readied for the next stroke
e. : a golf stroke played from the rough or a trap to the green or fairway
4. : the act of regaining or returning toward a normal or usual state
< recovery from a heart attack >
< recovery from childbirth >
< recovery in the bond market >5. : a period of economic upturn following a depression
6.
a. : the recovering of useful material from spent products or waste
< recovery of solvents used for dry cleaning >
< recovery of aluminum from loose scrap >
b. : the amount of metal or valuable substance obtained in a process of ore treatment expressed sometimes as a percentage of the metal originally in the ore
7. : removal of residual stress from cold worked metal by low-temperature annealing
II. nounUsage: often attributive
: the process of combating a disorder (as alcoholism) or a real or perceived problem
< a workaholic in recovery >