- recovery
- nounADJECTIVE▪ amazing, astonishing (BrE), dramatic, excellent, miraculous, remarkable▪
Laura made a miraculous recovery.
▪ good, robust, significant, strong, substantial (esp. BrE)▪There is a robust recovery in the markets.
▪The world economy staged a strong recovery.
▪The company has made a substantial recovery over the past 12 months.
▪ complete, full▪ limited, modest, partial▪The index staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down.
▪ fragile▪ fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift▪ gradual, slow▪ steady▪ eventual▪ successful▪ continuing▪ lasting (esp. BrE), long-term, sustained▪ spontaneous▪ global, national▪ economic, industrial▪The global economic recovery has strengthened significantly.
▪ price, profits▪ jobless (esp. AmE)▪ physical▪Mr Fisher made a full physical recovery.
▪ post-operative▪ disaster▪a disaster recovery plan
▪ post-warVERB + RECOVERY▪ achieve, make, show, stage▪Many people make remarkable recoveries after strokes.
▪ aid, enhance, facilitate, help, improve, maximize, promote, stimulate▪a reduction in interest rates to stimulate global economic recovery
▪ accelerate, hasten, speed, speed up▪A good rest would speed his recovery.
▪ allow, enable, ensure, permit (formal)▪ sustain▪ delay, hamper, hinder, impede, slow▪ affect▪ wish sb▪We wish them all a speedy recovery.
▪ expect, predict▪ seeRECOVERY + VERB▪ depend on sth▪ be on the way, begin, come▪The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way (= recovery will occur soon).
▪A recovery will come only when deflation is conquered.
▪ be underway, occur, take place▪ continueRECOVERY + NOUN▪ time▪His injuries have returned as there was insufficient recovery time between games.
▪ rate, speed▪ period, phase▪ process▪ effort, operation▪ plan, programme/program, strategy▪ area (esp. AmE), centre/center (esp. AmE), room▪I returned to my bed in the recovery area.
▪After the operation she was taken to the recovery room.
▪ position (esp. BrE)▪Continue resuscitation until the person starts breathing and then place them in the recovery position.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond recovery▪The region has been damaged by acid rain and rivers are fouled almost beyond recovery.
▪ in recovery▪He's in recovery from the disease.
▪ recovery from▪recovery from his illness
▪ recovery in▪the recent recovery in consumer spending
▪ recovery to▪a slow recovery to full health
PHRASES▪ be on the road to recovery, be on the way to recovery▪She is well on the road to recovery (= making good progress).
▪ hope of recovery, a prospect of recovery▪There is no hope of recovery.
▪the prospects of economic recovery
▪ a sign of recovery▪The economy is showing the first signs of recovery.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
