recover

I UK [rɪˈkʌvə(r)] / US [rɪˈkʌvər] verb
Word forms "recover":
present tense I/you/we/they recover he/she/it recovers present participle recovering past tense recovered past participle recovered
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1) [intransitive] to become fit and healthy again after an illness or injury

recover from:

I haven't fully recovered from that flu I had.

a) to stop being affected by an unpleasant experience

He was fired last month and he's still recovering from the shock.

b) if a country, economy etc recovers after a difficult period, it begins to get stronger and return to its earlier state

The housing market appears to be recovering from the recession.

2) [transitive] to get something again that you lost or that someone stole from you

The thieves were caught, but many of the items were never recovered.

a) to get money again that you invested or lost

They need to sell a million copies to recover their costs.

b) to get the ability again to do or feel something, especially to control your movements or emotions after losing control of them

Simon never recovered the use of his arm after the crash.

recover consciousness:

Darren was rushed to hospital, but he never recovered consciousness.

recover your composure (= control your emotions again):

Marian managed to recover her composure and thank everyone for coming.

II UK [ˌriːˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˌrɪˈkʌvər] verb [transitive]
Word forms "recover":
present tense I/you/we/they recover he/she/it recovers present participle recovering past tense recovered past participle recovered

to put a new cover on something