Recover | Mean of recover in English Dictionary

/rɪˈkʌvɚ/

• Verb
• to become healthy after an illness or injury
1. She had a heart attack but is recovering well.
2. He's at home recovering from the flu.
3. I feel fully recovered from my surgery.
• to return to a normal state after a period of difficulty
1. Share prices will be down until the economy recovers.
2. The team never recovered from the devastating loss.
3. The city will recover from this recession eventually.
• to get (something, such as an ability or feeling) again
1. He'll try again when he recovers [=regains] his confidence.
2. She recovered consciousness in the hospital.
3. I slipped, but somehow recovered my balance.
4. He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet recovered the use of his left arm.

• to get back (something stolen or lost)
1. The police recovered his stolen wallet.
2. The program helps users recover computer files that have been deleted.
3. a recovered computer file
4. Very little was recovered from the wrecked ship.
• to get back (money that has been spent, invested, etc.)
1. The author gets no royalties until the publisher recovers [=recoups] the expenses of publication.
2. He may sue the company to recover damages for injuries caused by the device. [=to get money from the company to make up for being injured by the device]