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