RECOVER


Meaning of RECOVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈkə-vər ]

verb

( re·cov·ered ; re·cov·er·ing -ˈkə-və-riŋ, -ˈkəv-riŋ)

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 -ˌkə-və-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌkəv-rə- noun

• re·cov·er·able -ˈkə-və-rə-bəl, -ˈkəv-rə- adjective

• re·cov·er·er -ˈkə-vər-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.