Skip to content

recover

Dictionary definition · recover

verb

  1. get or find back; recover the use of"She regained control of herself"
  2. cover anew"recover a chair"
  3. get over an illness or shock"The patient is recuperating"
  4. regain a former condition after a financial loss"We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"
  5. regain or make up for"recuperate one's losses"
  6. reuse (materials from waste products)

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).