Recover
21recover — /rəˈkʌvə / (say ruh kuvuh) verb (t) 1. to get again, or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover lost property. 2. to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself). 3. to regain the strength, composure, balance, etc., of… …
22recover — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, fully ▪ partially ▪ mostly (esp. AmE) ▪ only just ▪ hardly …
23recover — v. (D; intr., tr.) to recover from (to recover from an illness; the police recovered the missing items from the bottom of the river) * * * [rɪ kʌvə] (D; intr., tr.) to recover from (to recover from an illness; the police recovered the missing… …
24recover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. regain, get back, redeem, retrieve, reclaim, salvage; get well, recuperate. See restoration, improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain again] Syn. regain, get back, retrieve, recoup, reclaim,… …
25recover — [14] Recover and recuperate [16] are ultimately the same word. Both come from Latin recuperāre ‘recover, regain’, a compound verb based on the stem cup ‘take’ (a variant of which produced capere ‘take’, source of English captive, capture, etc).… …
26recover — [14] Recover and recuperate [16] are ultimately the same word. Both come from Latin recuperāre ‘recover, regain’, a compound verb based on the stem cup ‘take’ (a variant of which produced capere ‘take’, source of English captive, capture, etc).… …
27recover — verb (recovered; recovering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re + *caperare, from Latin capere to take more at heave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to get back ; regain 2 …
28recover — 1. verb /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ a) To get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.). After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet. b) To return to, resume (a given state of mind or body). At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few… …
29recover — /rɪ kʌvə/ verb 1. to get back something which has been lost ● to recover damages from the driver of the car ● to start a court action to recover property ● He never recovered his money. ● The initial investment was never recovered. 2. to get… …
30recover — To become well after suffering sickness or disability. To acquire by means of litigation; to acquire as the result of a formal judgment or decree of a court. To receive; to come into possession of. Standidge v Chicago Railways Co. 254 111524, 533 …
