recover

verb
/ɹɪˈkʌvə/

To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

Example

“After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.”

Other meanings

To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
“They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.”
To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
“At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.”

Example sentences

“You have the ability inside you to recover.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“People recover from all sorts of things.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Will the economy recover from the global recession?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "recupero".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “recover” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.