| VERB | possession | recover, retrieve, find, regain | get or find back |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | recover, recuperate, convalesce | get over an illness or shock | |
| change | recover, go back, recuperate | regain a former condition after a financial loss | |
| possession | recover, recoup, recuperate | regain or make up for | |
| possession | recover, reclaim | reuse (materials from waste products) | |
| contact | recover | cover anew |
| Sounds | rihkah'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | get or find back; recover the use of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | retrieve, find, regain | |
| Narrower | access | Obtain or retrieve from a storage device |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Similar to | find, regain | come upon after searching |
| Spanish | recobrar, reconquistar, recuperar | |
| Catalan | recobrar, recuperar | |
| Nouns | recoverer | someone who saves something from danger or violence |
| recovery | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) | |
| Meaning | get over an illness or shock. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | recuperate, convalesce | |
| Entailed by | survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it | Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
| Narrower | perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor | gain or regain energy |
| snap back | Recover quickly | |
| Broader | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
| Opposite | devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate | Grow worse |
| Similar to | recuperate | restore to good health or strength |
| Spanish | convalecer, convalescer, recuperarse, recuperar | |
| Catalan | millorar, recuperar | |
| Nouns | recovery | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| Meaning | regain a former condition after a financial loss. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90" | |
| Synonyms | go back, recuperate | |
| Narrower | rally, rebound | Return to a former condition |
| Broader | revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back | Go back to a previous state |
| Spanish | recuperarse, recuperar | |
| Catalan | recuperar-se, recuperar | |
| Nouns | recovery | return to an original state |
| Meaning | regain or make up for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | recoup, recuperate | |
| Narrower | make up, catch up with | make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | recuperarse, recuperar | |
| Catalan | recuperar | |
| Meaning | reuse (materials from waste products) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | reclaim | |
| Entails | save, preserve | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use |
| Broader | recycle, reprocess, reuse | Use again after processing |
| Spanish | reciclar, recuperar | |
| Catalan | recuperar | |
| Meaning | Cover anew. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "recover a chair" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | retapizar | |
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