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

No Sentences Found for recover