RECOVER

/ɹɪˈkʌvə/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb get or find back. — synonyms: retrieve, find, regain
  2. verb get over an illness or shock. — synonyms: recuperate, convalesce
  3. verb regain a former condition after a financial loss. — synonyms: go_back, recuperate
  4. verb regain or make up for. — synonyms: recoup, recuperate
  5. verb reuse (materials from waste products). — synonyms: reclaim
  6. verb cover anew.

Examples

  • “After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.”
  • “They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.”
  • “At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.”

Anagrams of RECOVER

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