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recover

/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/verb3 syllables

Recover means: get or find back; recover the use of.

Synonyms for recover8

verb, as in get or find back; recover the use of

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

two syllables

coverlovergloverhover

three syllables

four syllables

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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

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recover

as a verb

past tense
recovered
present participle
recovering
third-person singular
recovers
past participle
recovered