(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ from an illness or an injury, you become well again.
He is ~ing from a knee injury...
A policeman was ~ing in hospital last night after being stabbed...
VERB: V from n/-ing, V
2.
If you ~ from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it.
...a tragedy from which he never fully ~ed...
Her plane broke down and it was 18 hours before she got there. It took her three days to ~.
VERB: V from n, V
3.
If something ~s from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again.
He ~ed from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals...
The stockmarket index fell by 80% before it began to ~.
VERB: V from n, V
4.
If you ~ something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back.
Police raided five houses in south-east London and ~ed stolen goods...
= retrieve
VERB: V n
5.
If you ~ a mental or physical state, it comes back again. For example, if you ~ consciousness, you become conscious again.
She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to ~ her breath...
= regain
VERB: V n
6.
If you ~ money that you have spent, invested, or lent to someone, you get the same amount back.
Legal action is being taken to try to ~ the money...
= recoup
VERB: V n