recover
gb/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/ us/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
A2
Inglês
~ 1900
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
A2
action
1
Return to good health
To become healthy again after being sick or hurt.
Padrão de uso:
to recover from [an illness/injury/situation]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes omit 'from' when talking about the cause, e.g., 'recover the flu' instead of 'recover from the flu'.
Sinónimos
heal (Implies the process of becoming healthy again, often used for wounds or injuries.)
Antónimos
deteriorate (Describes health or condition becoming worse rather than better.)
Colocações
recover from illness
|recover from injury
|fully recover
|recover quickly
|recover completely
Temas
health
|daily life
|emotions
|body
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I need time to recover from my cold.
- He will recover in two weeks.
- She is recovering after the accident.
Verbo
B1
action
2
Get back something lost
To get something back that you lost or that was taken from you.
Padrão de uso:
to recover [something]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse with 'discover', which means to find something new, not get back something lost.
Sinónimos
retrieve (Often used for finding and bringing back an object, sometimes with less emphasis on ownership.)
Antónimos
lose (Fail to keep possession of something.)
Colocações
recover stolen property
|recover lost items
|recover data
|recover money
Temas
daily life
|law
|business
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I recovered my phone from the bus.
- The police recovered the car.
- She recovered her bag after losing it.
Verbo
B1
action
3
Bounce back after difficulty
To become normal again after something bad happens.
Padrão de uso:
to recover from [a setback/loss]
Sinónimos
bounce back (Informal; emphasizes quick and energetic return to form.)
Antónimos
collapse (Fail to return to a stable condition after trouble.)
Colocações
recover from shock
|recover from defeat
|recover confidence
|recover quickly
Temas
emotions
|business
|sports
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He recovered from the bad news.
- The city recovered after the storm.
- She will recover soon from her loss.
Verbo
technical
B2
action
4
Restore lost data or systems
To bring back computer files or systems after they are lost or broken.
Padrão de uso:
to recover [data/files/system]
Sinónimos
restore (More general; can apply outside computing contexts as well.)
Antónimos
erase (To remove data permanently so it cannot be restored.)
Colocações
recover data
|recover files
|recover system
Temas
technology
|business
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I need to recover my files.
- She recovered her computer system.
- They recovered the lost photos.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
recover
IPA
GB/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
US/ɹɪkˈʌvɚ/
Sílabas e acento
re - cov - er (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cov)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: recover
- 3rd Person Singular: recovers
- Present Participle: recovering
- Past: recovered
Família de palavras
Forms
recovers
verb
recovering
verb
recovered
verb
Core family
recovery
noun B1
Related words
recoverable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unrecoverable
adjective
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- He stopped at the top of the hill to recover his breath.
- After sprinting, she bent over to recover her breath.