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recover¹

  • /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ British, UK, Southern, Standard
  • /ɹɪˈkʊvə/ Midlands, Northern England
  • /ɹɪˈkəvə/ Wales
  • /ɹɪˈkʌvəɾ/ Scotland
  • /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ US
  • /ɹəˈkʌvɚ/ US
  • /ɹɪˈkɐvə/ Australia
  • /ɹəˈkɐvə/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre. Doublet of recuperate.

The noun is from Middle English recover, from the verb.

verb recovers · recovering · recovered · recover

  1. transitive To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal). After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.
  2. transitive 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.
  3. transitive 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.
  4. intransitive To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit. The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.
  5. transitive To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process. to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing
  6. obsolete, transitive To reach (a place), arrive at. The forest is not three leagues off; / If we recover that, we're sure enough.
  7. archaic, transitive To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc. The wine in my bottle will recover him.
  8. archaic, transitive To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of. to recover lost time
  9. intransitive To regain one's composure, balance etc. Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me.
  10. intransitive To get better, to regain health or prosperity. I was hurt, but I knew I’d recover, given time.
  11. archaic, transitive To recover from. To the end of his days, he never fully recovered his daughter's death.

noun recovers · recovre

  1. obsolete Recovery. It was neuer in my thoughte saide laūcelot to withholde the quene from my lord Arthur / but in soo moche she shold haue ben dede for my sake / me semeth it was my parte to saue her lyf and putte her from that daunger tyl better recouer myghte come / & now I thanke god sayd sir Launcelot that the pop
  2. A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
  3. dated The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery).

recover²

  • /ɹiːˈkʌvə/ UK
  • /ɹiˈkʌvɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Latin operiō

Latin cooperiō

Old French covrirbor.

Middle English coveren

English cover

English recover

From re- + cover.

verb recovers · recovering · recovered · re-cover · recovre

  1. To cover again.
  2. To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

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