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recover
v. recuperate, get well; get back, regain, obtain again; cover again


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Recovery
Recovery can refer to:Healing, the process of recovering from an injuryThe process of recovering from an illnessThe Recovery model of mental distress/disorder or substance dependencyRecovery Plan, an American English term for a speciesBiodiversity Action Plan The process of recovering dataRecovery, the change of the microstructure in polycrystalline materialsRecovery, The Star Wars e-bookRecovering a spacecraft from a routine, minor, serious, or catastrophic anomalyRepossessionThe finding and reporting of a ringed bird; see bird ringingThe Recovery, a TV series from ABC TV Recovery, a BBC TV drama"Recover" is a song by Welsh band The Automatic.Recovery, a 1981 concept album by Scottish band Runrig[Recovery], a 2004 EP by Missouri band Eyes of the Betrayer.Recovery drinking, the practice of drinking off a hangover, mainly amongst students.Recovery, Inc., a self-help mental health program based on the work of the late Abraham A. Low, M.D.Recovery Version of the Bible, a translation of the Holy Bible with footnotes published by Living Stream Ministry.Recover (band), a post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas.
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recover
Verb
1. get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
(synonym) retrieve, find, regain
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) access
(verb-group) find, regain
(derivation) rescuer, recoverer, saver
2. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
(synonym) recuperate, convalesce
(hypernym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
(verb-group) recuperate
(derivation) convalescence, recuperation, recovery
3. regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
(synonym) go back, recuperate
(hypernym) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
(hyponym) rally, rebound
(derivation) recovery
4. regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
(synonym) recoup, recuperate
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) make up, catch up with
5. of materials from waste products
(synonym) reclaim
(hypernym) recycle, reprocess, reuse
(entail) save, preserve
6. cover anew; "recover a chair"
(hypernym) cover


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Recover
(v. t.)
To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
  
 
(v. t.)
To rescue; to deliver.
  
 
(v. t.)
To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
  
 
(v. t.)
To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
  
 
(v. t.)
To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
  
 
(v. t.)
To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
  
 
(v. t.)
To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
  
 
(v. t.)
To cover again.
  
 
(v. i.)
To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
  
 
(v. i.)
To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
  
 
(v. i.)
To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
  
 
(n.)
Recovery.
  

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返老还童
fan3 lao3 huan2 tong2
Recovering the youthful vigour.
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