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Definitions for Recover

[1] to get back or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover a stolen watch.
[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 . to obtain by judgment in a court of law, or by legal proceedings: to recover damages for a wrong. to acquire title to through judicial process: to recover land.
[5] to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc.
[6] to regain (a substance) in usable form, as from refuse material or from a waste product or by-product of manufacture; reclaim.
[7] Military . to return (a weapon) to a previously held position in the manual of arms.
[8] Football . to gain or regain possession of (a fumble): They recovered the ball on their own 20-yard line.
[9] to regain health after being sick, wounded, or the like (often followed by from ): to recover from an illness.
[10] to regain a former and better state or condition: The city soon recovered from the effects of the earthquake.
[11] to regain one's strength, composure, balance, etc.
[12] Law . to obtain a favorable judgment in a suit for something.
[13] Football . to gain or regain possession of a fumble: The Giants recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.
[14] to make a recovery in fencing or rowing.
[15] to cover again or anew.
[16] (tr) to find again or obtain the return of (something lost)
[17] to regain (loss of money, position, time, etc); recoup
[18] (of a person) to regain (health, spirits, composure, etc), as after illness, a setback, or a shock, etc
[19] to regain (a former and usually better condition) industry recovered after the war
[20] law (tr) to gain (something) by the judgment of a court of law to recover damages (intr) to succeed in a lawsuit
[21] (tr) to obtain (useful substances) from waste
[22] (intr) (in fencing, swimming, rowing, etc) to make a recovery
[23] to cover again
[24] to provide (a piece of furniture, book, etc) with a new cover

Words related to Recover

regain, restore, retrieve, rescue, resume, repair, recoup, salvage, reclaim, revive, rebound, grow, increase, gain, overcome, heal, recuperate, retake, recruit, repossess

Words nearby Recover

recordkeeping, recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery, recovery room

Origin of Recover

-cover1375–1425; late Middle English recoveren; see re-, cover

Words that may be confused with Recover

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, re-coverre-cover, recover

Other words from Recover

re·cov·er·er , noun

Word origin for Recover

C14: from Old French recoverer , from Latin recuperāre recuperate

Synonyms for Recover

get back, reclaim, recoup, regain, repair, rescue, restore, resume, retrieve, salvage, balance, compensate, offset, recapture, recruit, redeem, rediscover, repossess, retake, bring back, catch up, make good, obtain again, reacquire, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, take back, win back