recover
/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/verb3 syllables
Recover means: get or find back; recover the use of.
Synonyms for recover8
verb, as in get over an illness or shock
recuperate, convalesce
verb, as in regain a former condition after a financial loss
go back, recuperate
verb, as in regain or make up for
recoup, recuperate
verb, as in reuse (materials from waste products)
What does recover mean?6
verb
1
get or find back; recover the use of“She regained control of herself”
2
get over an illness or shock“The patient is recuperating”
3
regain a former condition after a financial loss“We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90”
4
regain or make up for“recuperate one's losses”
5
reuse (materials from waste products)
6
cover anew“recover a chair”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with recover?7
Recover in a sentence
- Yanni was not going to recover, so his life support was removed.Amastan
- Eat more, otherwise you won't recover your strength.sundown
- People with mental health conditions should recover within society, not in isolation from it.shekitten
- He decided to recover the stolen money, no matter the cost.Conjuice
- We had a setback, but we’ll recover.robert1991
- Some day, nature will also recover from the impact of humanity.Dozyjones
- He followed the doctor's advice, yet he failed to recover.mraz
- To my regret, my father could not recover from his long illness.unknown
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Forms of recover
as a verb
- past tense
- recovered
- present participle
- recovering
- third-person singular
- recovers
- past participle
- recovered