recover

  • 11recover — recover,   Synonym für restore …

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  • 12recover — ► VERB 1) return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. 2) find or regain possession of. 3) regain or secure (compensation). 4) remove or extract (an energy source, chemical, etc.) for use, reuse, or waste treatment. DERIVATIVES… …

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  • 13recover — [[t]rɪkʌ̱və(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ recovers, recovering, recovered 1) VERB When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. [V from n/ ing] He is recovering from a knee injury... A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after… …

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  • 14recover — 01. It took my grandmother a long time to [recover] from the death of my grandfather. 02. Doctors believe my mother s quick [recovery] from her illness was partly due to her desire to see her grandchildren again. 03. Police have announced that… …

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  • 15recover — I UK [rɪˈkʌvə(r)] / US [rɪˈkʌvər] verb Word forms recover : present tense I/you/we/they recover he/she/it recovers present participle recovering past tense recovered past participle recovered *** 1) [intransitive] to become fit and healthy again… …

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  • 16recover — recoverer, n. /ri kuv euhr/, v.t. 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… …

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  • 17recover — re|cov|er W2 [rıˈkʌvə US ər] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: recovrer, from Latin recuperare; RECUPERATE] 1.) to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc ▪ After a few days of fever, she began to recover. recover from ▪ He s in… …

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  • 18recover — 1 verb 1 GET BETTER (I) 2 a) to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc: After a few days of fever, he began to recover. (+ from): My boss is recovering from a heart attack. b) if something recovers after a period of trouble or… …

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  • 19recover — re|cov|er1 [ rı kʌvər ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to become fit and healthy again after an illness or an injury: recover from: I haven t fully recovered from that flu I had. a ) to stop being affected by an unpleasant experience: He was fired… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20recover — verb 1) he s recovering from a heart attack Syn: recuperate, get better, convalesce, regain one s strength, get stronger, get back on one s feet; be on the mend, be on the road to recovery, pick up, rally, respond to treatment, improve, heal,… …

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