recover
gb/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/ us/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
A2
Anglais
~ 1900
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
A2
action
1
Return to good health
To become healthy again after being sick or hurt.
Schéma d’usage :
to recover from [an illness/injury/situation]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes omit 'from' when talking about the cause, e.g., 'recover the flu' instead of 'recover from the flu'.
Synonymes
heal (Implies the process of becoming healthy again, often used for wounds or injuries.)
Antonymes
deteriorate (Describes health or condition becoming worse rather than better.)
Collocations
recover from illness
|recover from injury
|fully recover
|recover quickly
|recover completely
Thèmes
health
|daily life
|emotions
|body
Exemples
- She took a few weeks to recover from the flu.
- After surgery, it took him months to recover fully.
- The athlete recovered quickly after his knee injury.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I need time to recover from my cold.
- He will recover in two weeks.
- She is recovering after the accident.
Verbe
B1
action
2
Get back something lost
To get something back that you lost or that was taken from you.
Schéma d’usage :
to recover [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse with 'discover', which means to find something new, not get back something lost.
Synonymes
retrieve (Often used for finding and bringing back an object, sometimes with less emphasis on ownership.)
Antonymes
lose (Fail to keep possession of something.)
Collocations
recover stolen property
|recover lost items
|recover data
|recover money
Thèmes
daily life
|law
|business
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemples
- Police recovered the stolen paintings.
- I finally recovered my wallet from the lost and found.
- They worked to recover the funds taken in the scam.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I recovered my phone from the bus.
- The police recovered the car.
- She recovered her bag after losing it.
Verbe
B1
action
3
Bounce back after difficulty
To become normal again after something bad happens.
Schéma d’usage :
to recover from [a setback/loss]
Synonymes
bounce back (Informal; emphasizes quick and energetic return to form.)
Antonymes
collapse (Fail to return to a stable condition after trouble.)
Collocations
recover from shock
|recover from defeat
|recover confidence
|recover quickly
Thèmes
emotions
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemples
- The company recovered quickly after the crisis.
- It took her months to recover from the breakup.
- The team struggled to recover after their early losses.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He recovered from the bad news.
- The city recovered after the storm.
- She will recover soon from her loss.
Verbe
technical
B2
action
4
Restore lost data or systems
To bring back computer files or systems after they are lost or broken.
Schéma d’usage :
to recover [data/files/system]
Synonymes
restore (More general; can apply outside computing contexts as well.)
Antonymes
erase (To remove data permanently so it cannot be restored.)
Collocations
recover data
|recover files
|recover system
Thèmes
technology
|business
Exemples
- They managed to recover all the files after the crash.
- The IT team recovered the database from backups.
- He used special software to recover deleted photos.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I need to recover my files.
- She recovered her computer system.
- They recovered the lost photos.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
recover
API
GB/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
US/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
re - cov - er (3 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cov)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: recover
- 3rd Person Singular: recovers
- Present Participle: recovering
- Past: recovered
Famille de mots
Forms
recovers
verb
recovering
verb
recovered
verb
Core family
recovery
noun B1
Related words
recoverable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unrecoverable
adjective
Expressions
cost recovery
1/kˈɔst ɹɪkˈʌvɚi/
fixed phrase
technical
Getting back money spent on something
Getting back the money you spent on something by earning or saving it.
Exemples
- The project is expected to achieve cost recovery in two years.
- Cost recovery is essential for sustainable operations.
recover from
1/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
Return to normal after illness or trouble
To become healthy or normal again after being sick, hurt, or having problems.
Exemples
- She is recovering from a serious illness.
- It took him a long time to recover from losing his job.
recover one's breath
1/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ wˈʌnz bɹˈɛθ/
fixed phrase
Breathe normally again after effort
To start breathing normally again after running or hard exercise.
Exemples
- He stopped at the top of the hill to recover his breath.
- After sprinting, she bent over to recover her breath.