Overview of verb recover

The verb recover has 6 senses

• recover, retrieve, find, regain -- (get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly")


• recuperate, recover, convalesce -- (get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating")


• recover, go back, recuperate -- (regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate")


• recover, recoup, recuperate -- (regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses")


• reclaim, recover -- (reuse (materials from waste products))


• recover -- (cover anew; "recover a chair")

Overview of adj recovering

The adj recovering has 1 sense

• convalescent, recovering -- (returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed")