recover
To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Noun 2 meanings
A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery).
Etymology
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.
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RECOVER at a glance
RECOVER has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,319 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with recover
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- REMOVER12
- RECOWER12
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