recover
//ɹɪˈkʌvə//
Forms
- present (v1)
- recover
- past (v2)
- recovered
- past participle (v3)
- recovered
- present participle
- recovering
- 3rd person singular
- recovers
- Plural
- recovers
Definitions
1.To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
- After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.
- For days telescopes surveyed the skies to recover the small asteroid.
2.To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
- They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.
3.To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
- At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.
- Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.
4.To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
- The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.
1.A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2298
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre. Doublet of recuperate.
The noun is from Middle English recover, from the verb.