recover

IPA: rɪkˈʌvɝ

(obsolete) Recovery.
(military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
(dated) The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery)

(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
(transitive) to salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person)
(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
(intransitive, law) To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
(transitive, law) To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process.
(transitive, obsolete) To reach (a place), arrive at.
(transitive, archaic) To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
(transitive, archaic) To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.
(intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
(intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.
(transitive, archaic, without "from") to recover from
To cover again.
(roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

Examples of "recover" in Sentences

"I would think 'recover' is more accurate," he says.
The only way to recover is to have a little hair of the dog.
Being told to sit on the couch to recover is tough to deal with.
The word recover means both “to regain health” and “to regain balance.”
It took Ronald Reagan two years to recover from the bad economy and high unemployment (10%) in his first term .......
But kids are resilient, and they will recover from the slight inflicted on them by their proudly know-nothing parents.
It will take America many years to recover from the damage both men did, damage that exceeded Bin Laden's wildest dreams.
August 4th, 2009 3: 58 pm ET they did, regularly and alot and in many harmful and tough to recover ways it will take a lot of time and hardwork to recover from the Bush administration
This belief that all Republicans need to do to recover is to embrace the internet and adopt a bunch of cutting-edge technologies reminds me very strongly of efforts to quick-fix failing schools by putting in high-speed internet access and giving every student a laptop.
Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a brutal August recess by specifying what Obama wants to see in a compromise health care deal and directly confronting other trouble spots, West Wing officials tell POLITICO.