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recover English

Meaning recover meaning

What does recover mean?
Definitions in simple English

recover Verb

— If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc. She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg. Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season. Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered. Her doctors say she may never completely recover. After some rest, you should recover your strength a little. — If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change. We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year. — If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back. Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train. — If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost. He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident. You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment. — To cover something again.

recover

— verb (= find, regain) get or find back; recover the use of She regained control of herself She found her voice and replied quickly — verb (= recuperate) get over an illness or shock The patient is recuperating — verb (= recuperate) regain a former condition after a financial loss We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90 The company managed to recuperate — verb cover anew recover a chair — verb (= recuperate) regain or make up for recuperate one's losses — verb (= reclaim) reuse (materials from waste products)

Synonyms recover synonyms

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recover English » English

recuperate heal regain get better get well retrieve revive cure convalesce recoup get back restore reclaim rally improve find escape cured survive redeem recapture repossess remedy get over be healed treat take back save rebound pull through care for become healthy win back resuscitate rescue rehabilitate regain health pick up healed go back come round withdraw upbraid tell off scold salvage revitalize return to normal return resume

Topics recover topics

What do people use recover to talk about?
Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Condemn, find guilty

Conjugation recover conjugation

How do you conjugate recover?

recover · verb

Examples recover examples

How do I use recover in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I sincerely hope that you will soon recover from your illness.
I want to recover my valuables.
The patient will soon recover from his illness.
I had hoped that he would recover.
Is it true that you recover from colds when you give them to someone else?
Is there any chance that he'll recover?
There's no chance that he'll recover.
There is little hope that he will recover.
We remain hopeful that Tom will recover.
Tom will recover.
We have work to do, but if you need a day to recover from jet lag, we can start tomorrow.
Will he recover?
How long did it take you to recover from your operation?
It took Tom months to recover from his motorbike accident.
An operation on his throat helped him recover from the pneumonia, but it left him without his voice.
The world economy will not recover anytime soon.
I hope you'll recover quickly.
Will it take long to recover?
It took him several weeks to recover from the shock.
He is seriously ill and unlikely to recover.
It took her four months to recover from her sickness.
It will take time for him to recover from his wounds.

Movie subtitles

As you know, Inspector Brackenreid has joined Mr. Pendrick in his quest to recover a scientific formulation that could be of great benefit to mankind.
The musician determined to recover his stolen money.
I'll recover again presently, in 10 or 20 years.
It only took Blake about six hours to recover it.
You could sue and recover the money.
It is strong and it will recover. Really?
They took him to the hospital, where they're afraid he'll recover.
Miss Elizabeth, may I ask if everything possible is being done to recover her?
See, Mr. Spade, I'm trying to recover an ornament that, shall we say, has been mislaid.
SUCH SHADY AREAS. Don't worry my love, you will recover quickly.
It enabled me to recover mademoiselle's statuette.
You're certain she'll recover, Dr. Lefort?
They would have killed more than one man to recover these, Mr. Neale.
Or they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to recover the negative.
Look, I just wanna give Frankie some time to recover from the breakup.
Looks like he's gonna be all right, although it's going to take time for him to recover.
You all get close so he won't recover.
Oh. You got me. Oh, I think you'll recover.
If you must know. I haven't had enough time to recover from the shock. of finding my husband a trifle different than you described him.
We all hope you will recover quickly. so you may wear this jewel. which Her Majesty is pleased to present to you as a sign. of her most extraordinary joy and satisfaction.
If Dr. Tobel doesn't recover from your persuasion, Hoffner would be able to put the four parts together.
And now he's going to recover her money.
It's gonna take me at least a week to recover, so forget it, don't be ridiculous.
That morning Jeff was trying to recover from the previous night's excesses.
SHE'LL RECOVER.
They took him to the county hospital where they're awfully afraid he'll recover.
I think he'll recover.
There's a chance that she may recover.
In truth, it took some time for my reason to recover.
Mademoiselle. You must not look upon me as the grateful friend who gave you the garter, but as the detective who will help you recover it.
Of course, I know His Excellency needed a scapegoat, and since I didn't recover the jewels, I.
I trust Your Excellency will soon recover the jewels?

News and current affairs

But as these regional economies are now starting to recover, China's exports to them are starting to grow.
In healthy ecosystems, when prey numbers decline, predators become malnourished, and their numbers decline, too, giving their prey a chance to recover.
When coral populations decline in the aftermath of cyclones, diseases, and other disturbances, it is the herbivores that keep seaweed in check, and allow coral populations to recover.
Pollution by nutrients and toxins from adjacent land areas further vitiate coral populations' ability to recover, giving seaweed an even greater competitive edge.
Corals grow slowly, so reefs sustaining severe bleaching will not recover before they bleach again.
Some Arab monarchs have pledged to bankroll the US attack - an investment that they would easily recover, given that the war talk has already increased oil prices.
The recent emergence of additional powers - the European Union, China, India, and a Russia driven to recover its lost status - has eroded America's capacity to shape events unilaterally.
Humbled by military defeat, America can recover its regional relevance only by avoiding the sin of hubris, and learning to lead without attempting to dominate.
The first priority should be boosting employment to enable citizens to put food on the table and recover a basic sense of confidence in the future.
But when the world's finance ministers recover from their April shock therapy, they also need to look at the opportunities.
The right responses will ensure that the world economy can begin to recover by late 2009.
The more pragmatically and creatively they act, the more quickly the world economy will recover.
The stock and housing markets are unlikely to recover any time soon.
A priority for any interim administration must be to restore and improve educational and healthcare institutions so that they can recover lost ground.
Fortunately, the latest survey, published in July this year, shows that trust in banks and bankers has begun to recover, and quite sharply.
Cambridge - It may take a few months or a couple of years, but one way or another the United States and other advanced economies will eventually recover from today's crisis.
But it is also true of the broader global economy, which was only just beginning to recover from the worst financial crisis and recession since the 1930's.
Culture is a necessary pause from the daily rat race, from our chaotic and often vulgar political surroundings, and it is a chance to recover our spiritual energy.
BERKELEY - The United States continues to recover from its deepest economic slump since the Great Depression, but the pace of recovery remains frustratingly slow.
The housing sector has started to recover over the past five quarters, but from such a severely depressed level that its growth has had little impact on the overall economy.
There is no doubt that Japan's massive 1992 financial crisis was a hammer blow, from which it has yet to recover, and the parallels with the US and Europe today are worrisome.
Partner countries that are less integrated into the global market, such as Moldova, have seen the crisis arrive more slowly, but the real effect might be equally as bad, and they are likely to recover more slowly.
Brazil began to recover, but the relative costs of productions were still going up for some time.

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