v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' k ə -v ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · cov · ered ; re · cov · er · ing \ - ' k ə -v ə -ri ŋ , - ' k ə v-ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + *caperare, from Latin capere to take ― more at HEAVE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to get back : REGAIN
2 a : to bring back to normal position or condition <stumbled, then recover ed himself> b archaic : RESCUE
3 a : to make up for < recover increased costs through higher prices> b : to gain by legal process
4 archaic : REACH
5 : to find or identify again < recover a comet>
6 a : to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product b : to save from loss and restore to usefulness : RECLAIM
intransitive verb
1 : to regain a normal position or condition (as of health) < recover ing from a cold>
2 : to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor
– re · cov · er · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ k ə -v ə -r ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , - ˌ k ə v-r ə - \ noun
– re · cov · er · able \ - ' k ə -v ə -r ə -b ə l, - ' k ə v-r ə - \ adjective
– re · cov · er · er \ - ' k ə -v ə r- ə r \ noun