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to recover
01
to regain complete health after a period of sickness or injury
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
recover
3rd person singular
recovers
Present participle
recovering
Past simple
recovered
Past participle
recovered
Examples
After a week of rest, she started to recover from the flu.
02
to become normal again after a period of difficulty
Intransitive
Examples
The economy is slowly starting to recover after the recession.
03
to find or get back something that was lost or stolen
Transitive: to recover sth
Examples
The police were able to recover the stolen artwork after a lengthy investigation.
04
to cover something again, especially after it has been worn out or exposed
Transitive: to recover upholstery
Examples
They decided to recover the old sofa with a new fabric to match the living room decor.
05
to regain lost ground or time, or to compensate for a setback
Transitive: to recover sth
Examples
She worked overtime to recover the lost hours from the earlier delays.
06
to extract or obtain a substance from an waste or by-products
Transitive: to recover a valuable substance
Examples
Scientists are researching ways to recover valuable metals from electronic waste.
Lexical Tree
recoverable
recovering
recover
cover
