recover
- recover [ri kuv′ər]vt.[ME recoveren < OFr recovrer < L recuperare: see RECUPERATE]1.a) to get back (something lost or stolen)b) to regain (health, consciousness, etc.)2. to compensate for; make up for [to recover losses]3.a) to get (oneself) back to a state of control, balance, or composureb) to catch or save (oneself) from a slip, stumble, betrayal of feeling, etc.4. to reclaim (land from the sea, useful substances from waste, etc.)5. Law to get or get back by final judgment in a court [to recover damages]6. Sports to gain or regain control or possession of (a fumbled, muffed, wild, or free ball, puck, etc.)vi.1. to regain health, balance, or control2. to catch or save oneself from a slip, stumble, self-betrayal, etc.3. Law to succeed in a claim; receive judgment in one's favor4. Sports to recover a ball, puck, etc.recoverableadj.SYN.- RECOVER implies a finding or getting back something that one has lost in any manner [to recover stolen property, one's self-possession, etc. ]; REGAIN more strongly stresses a winning back of something that has been taken from one [to regain a military objective ]; RETRIEVE suggests diligent effort in regaining something [he was determined to retrieve his honor ]; RECOUP implies recovery of an equivalent in compensation [I tried to recoup my losses ]; RECLAIM implies recovery or restoration to a better or useful state [to reclaim wasteland ]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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recover — re‧cov‧er [rɪˈkʌvə ǁ ər] verb 1. [intransitive] to increase or improve after falling in value or getting worse: • Its shares plunged at the start of trading, but recovered to close only slightly down. 2. [transitive] FINANCE to get back money… … Financial and business terms
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — re·cov·er /ri kə vər/ vt 1: to get back or get back an equivalent for recover costs through higher prices 2 a: to obtain or get back (as damages, satisfaction for a debt, or property) through a judgment or decree recover damages in a tort action… … Law dictionary
recover — 1 Recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit can mean to get back something that has been let go or lost. Recover, the most comprehensive of these terms, may imply a finding or obtaining something material or immaterial that has been lost… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — c.1300, to regain consciousness, from Anglo Fr. rekeverer (late 13c.), O.Fr. recovrer, from L. recuperare to recover (see RECUPERATION (Cf. recuperation)). Meaning to regain health or strength is from early 14c.; sense of to get (anything) back… … Etymology dictionary
recover — [v1] find again balance, bring back, catch up, compensate, get back, make good, obtain again, offset, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recruit, redeem, rediscover, regain, reoccupy, repair, replevin, replevy, repossess, rescue, restore,… … New thesaurus
Recover — Re*cov er, n. Recovery. Sir T. Malory. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [Pref. re + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — recover, Synonym für restore … Universal-Lexikon
