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Recover

//ɹɪˈkʌvə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Recovery. obsolete

    "It was neuer in my thoughte saide laūcelot to withholde the quene from my lord Arthur / but in soo moche she shold haue ben dede for my sake / me semeth it was my parte to saue her lyf and putte her from that daunger tyl better recouer myghte come / & now I thanke god sayd sir Launcelot that the pope hath made her pees"

  2. 2
    A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
  3. 3
    The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery). dated
Verb
  1. 1
    To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal). transitive

    "After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet."

  2. 2
    To cover again.
  3. 3
    get over an illness or shock wordnet
  4. 4
    To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person). transitive

    "They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital."

  5. 5
    To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
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  1. 6
    regain a former condition after a financial loss wordnet
  2. 7
    To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body). transitive

    "At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength."

  3. 8
    cover anew wordnet
  4. 9
    To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit. intransitive

    "The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name."

  5. 10
    reuse (materials from waste products) wordnet
  6. 11
    To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process. transitive

    "to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing"

  7. 12
    get or find back; recover the use of wordnet
  8. 13
    To reach (a place), arrive at. obsolete, transitive

    "The forest is not three leagues off; / If we recover that, we're sure enough."

  9. 14
    regain or make up for wordnet
  10. 15
    To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc. archaic, transitive

    "The wine in my bottle will recover him."

  11. 16
    To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of. archaic, transitive

    "to recover lost time"

  12. 17
    To regain one's composure, balance etc. intransitive

    "Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me."

  13. 18
    To get better, to regain health or prosperity. intransitive

    "I was hurt, but I knew I’d recover, given time."

  14. 19
    To recover from. archaic, transitive

    "To the end of his days, he never fully recovered his daughter's death."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

From re- + cover.

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