Definition: 1. Get or find back. 2. Get over an illness or shock. 3. Regain a former condition after a financial loss. 4. To return to a normal state after an unpleasant or unusual experience or a period of difficulty.
Use 'recover' in a sentence:
1. There should be some tangible evidence that the economy is starting to recover.
2. Despite careful detective work, many items have never been recovered.
3. A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after being stabbed.
4. Which of the patients have recovered?
5. There're many people who recover from cancer, stroke, or heart disease.
6. The British market alone was not large enough to recover their costs of production.
7. She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to recover her breath.
8. He recovered from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals.
9. Once the hare population has declined, it takes two to three years for the quantity of twigs to recover.
10. It'll take her time to recover from the illness.
11. When the economic situation improves, I believe the market will recover.
12. The economy is at last beginning to recover.
13. The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs.
14. The patient has an intense will to recover.
15. She had fully recovered from the accident.
16. Once in debt, neither the individual samurai nor the shogun himself found it easy to recover.
17. It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.
18. Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
19. She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself.
20. The gas can be stored under pressure and attain to recover the energy.
21. He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it.
22. He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs.
23. He is very ill and unlikely to recover.
24. I am afraid that he will never recover.
25. The stock-market index fell by 80% before it began to recover.
26. He soon recovered his usual self-possession.
27. No one knows yet how well she might recover.
28. Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money.
29. Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover.
30. "When the dead weep, they are beginning to recover," said the Crow solemnly.
31. The tourist industry is recovering to pre-war levels.
32. The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings.
33. I sincerely hope you will soon recover.
34. He is recovering in hospital after an operation for acute appendicitis.
35. He has never recovered from the shock of your brother's death.
36. He is recovering from a knee injury.
37. It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness .
38. She is now fully recovered from her injuries.
39. We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.
40. The company recovered well after going through several lean years.
41. She fell ill soon after and did not recover.
42. The team recovered its lead in the second half.
43. Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods.
44. Do you think the champagne market will recover in the future?
45. The doctor listened to grandma's breathing and checked her pulse, and said she would recover soon.
46. She never recovered from her broken heart.
47. It took me years to fully recover.
48. She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.
49. They can recover from months and years without water, depending on the species.
50. Her plane broke down and it was 18 hours before she got there. It took her three days to recover.
51. He was recovering from a heart transplant operation.
52. He sat down to try and recover his equilibrium.
53. For a minute he looked uncertain, and then recovered his composure.
54. Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble.
55. After a few days of fever, she began to recover.
56. To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.
57. They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering.
58. Don't worry. The patient will soon recover.
59. Legal action is being taken to recover the money.
60. They prayed that she would recover.
61. It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness.
62. We are taking advice on legal steps to recover the money.
63. So how do we recover and build resilience?
64. Four paintings stolen from the gallery have been recovered.
65. I thought, if I recover I have to do more for everyone.
66. They will take vigorous action to recover the debts.
67. As soon as he could recover his wits he cried out, "Have thy wish, poor soul!"
68. You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive.
69. Now the old lady was sick, and it was said she could not recover.
70. It is hard for people to recover from the pain of losing a family member.
