recover

re|cov|er

W2 [rıˈkʌvə US -ər] v

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: recovrer, from Latin recuperare; RECUPERATE]

1.)

to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc

▪ After a few days of fever, she began to recover.

recover from

▪ He's in hospital, recovering from a heart attack.

2.) [I]

to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty

▪ The tourist industry is recovering to pre-war levels.

recover from

▪ Yesterday morning shares seemed to recover from Monday's collapse.

3.) [T]

to get back something that was taken from you, lost, or almost destroyed

▪ Four paintings stolen from the gallery have been recovered.

recover sth from sth

▪ Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage.

4.) [T]

to get back an amount of money that you have spent or lost

= ↑recoup

▪ He was entitled to recover damages from the defendants.

5.) [T]

to get back an ability, a sense, or control over your feelings, movements etc after a period without it

= ↑regain

▪ It was some hours before she recovered consciousness .

▪ Once she stumbled, but somehow she recovered her balance and carried on running.

recover yourself

▪ He recovered himself enough to speak calmly.

>recoverable[i] adj