recover — re‧cov‧er [rɪˈkʌvə ǁ ər] verb 1. [intransitive] to increase or improve after falling in value or getting worse: • Its shares plunged at the start of trading, but recovered to close only slightly down. 2. [transitive] FINANCE to get back money… … Financial and business terms
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recover arms — Recover Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — re·cov·er /ri kə vər/ vt 1: to get back or get back an equivalent for recover costs through higher prices 2 a: to obtain or get back (as damages, satisfaction for a debt, or property) through a judgment or decree recover damages in a tort action… … Law dictionary
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recover — Re*cov er, n. Recovery. Sir T. Malory. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [Pref. re + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — re|cov|er1 [ rı kʌvər ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to become fit and healthy again after an illness or an 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recover — re•cov•er [[t]rɪˈkʌv ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to get back or regain (something lost or taken away) 2) to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc.) to oneself 3) to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself) 4) law a) to obtain … From formal English to slang
recover — re|cov|er W2 [rıˈkʌvə US ər] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: recovrer, from Latin recuperare; RECUPERATE] 1.) to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc ▪ After a few days of fever, she began to recover. recover from ▪ He s in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recover — re·cov·er ri kəv ər vi, re·cov·ered; re·cov·er·ing (ə )riŋ to regain a normal position or condition (as of health) <recovering from the effects of a cold> … Medical dictionary
