Recover
verb
To get back something lost or taken away.
He managed to recover his stolen wallet.
Often appears as...
- recover possession
- recover lost items
verb
To become healthy again after an illness or injury.
It took him a few months to recover from the surgery.
Often appears as...
- recover from illness
- recover from surgery
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Approving
verb
To improve and return to a normal condition or state.
The economy has begun to recover after the recession.
Often appears as...
- recover from a recession
- recover from a shock
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
verb
To get back control of something.
The team recovered the ball.
Often appears as...
- recover control
- recover balance
verb
To find and bring back.
The rescue team recovered three more survivors from the rubble.
Often appears as...
- recover survivors
- recover data
verb
To get back something lost or taken away.
He managed to recover his stolen wallet.
Often appears as...
- recover possession
- recover lost items
verb
To become healthy again after an illness or injury.
It took him a few months to recover from the surgery.
Often appears as...
- recover from illness
- recover from surgery
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To improve and return to a normal condition or state.
The economy has begun to recover after the recession.
Often appears as...
- recover from a recession
- recover from a shock
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
verb
To get back control of something.
The team recovered the ball.
Often appears as...
- recover control
- recover balance
verb
To find and bring back.
The rescue team recovered three more survivors from the rubble.
Often appears as...
- recover survivors
- recover data
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Psychological Context
Used when someone overcomes emotional losses or challenges.
She managed to recover her self-esteem after the breakup.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Retrieval
Often involves physical items that can be touched.
After the flood, they could not recover all the family photos.
Pro Tip 1/2Psychological Context
Used when someone overcomes emotional losses or challenges.
She managed to recover her self-esteem after the breakup.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Retrieval
Often involves physical items that can be touched.
After the flood, they could not recover all the family photos.
Pro Tip 1/2Psychological Context
Used when someone overcomes emotional losses or challenges.
She managed to recover her self-esteem after the breakup.
Pro Tip 2/2Material Retrieval
Often involves physical items that can be touched.
After the flood, they could not recover all the family photos.
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where each school can be flourishing tomorrow. That's where children experience life. Or at home, if that's what they choose, to be educated with their families or friends. There's been a lot of talk about dreams over the course of these few days. And I wanted to just very quickly -- I was very struck by Natalie Merchant's songs last night, recovering old poems.
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Will the ocean ever run...
There's also a role for consumer awareness and boycotts to reduce wasteful practices, like shark finning, and push fishing industries towards more sustainable practices. Past interventions have successfully helped depleted fish populations recover. There are many solutions. The best approach for each fishery must be considered based on science,
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The urgent need for...
and we cannot recover from that until we commit ourselves to a process of truth and reconciliation so I think this matters because we've got to create a new relationship to this history of giving a talk one time in an older man came into the church while I was talking he was in a wheelchair older black man he was sitting in the back and when I
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How smart are...
Orphans can be confiscated and given a second chance. At special forest schools, they recover from emotional trauma and continue to develop essential life skills. Against all odds, these orphans demonstrate incredible resilience and readiness to learn.
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How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
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What makes a hero? -...
and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again.
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Swim With The Biggest...
recent years but here they're protected giving their numbers a chance to recover you may have spotted a diver in the water let's see what I see camera operator Roger moons will now take you closer
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The truth about bats -...
but vampire bats can be a great help to humans. A chemical known as desmoteplase found in vampire bat saliva helps break down blood clots, and is being tested by recovering stroke victims.
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Why sitting is bad for...
and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
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How One Community Saved...
Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing. We all benefit from this reef. It has already recovered, not 100 percent
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Bring on the learning...
where each school can be flourishing tomorrow. That's where children experience life. Or at home, if that's what they choose, to be educated with their families or friends. There's been a lot of talk about dreams over the course of these few days. And I wanted to just very quickly -- I was very struck by Natalie Merchant's songs last night, recovering old poems.
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
There's also a role for consumer awareness and boycotts to reduce wasteful practices, like shark finning, and push fishing industries towards more sustainable practices. Past interventions have successfully helped depleted fish populations recover. There are many solutions. The best approach for each fishery must be considered based on science,
Video examples
The urgent need for...
and we cannot recover from that until we commit ourselves to a process of truth and reconciliation so I think this matters because we've got to create a new relationship to this history of giving a talk one time in an older man came into the church while I was talking he was in a wheelchair older black man he was sitting in the back and when I
Video examples
How smart are...
Orphans can be confiscated and given a second chance. At special forest schools, they recover from emotional trauma and continue to develop essential life skills. Against all odds, these orphans demonstrate incredible resilience and readiness to learn.
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How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again.
Video examples
Swim With The Biggest...
recent years but here they're protected giving their numbers a chance to recover you may have spotted a diver in the water let's see what I see camera operator Roger moons will now take you closer
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
but vampire bats can be a great help to humans. A chemical known as desmoteplase found in vampire bat saliva helps break down blood clots, and is being tested by recovering stroke victims.
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Why sitting is bad for...
and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
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How One Community Saved...
Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing. We all benefit from this reef. It has already recovered, not 100 percent
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Frank Morgan
American Musician
Art led the way for me to recover. He got out of prison before me and started traveling all over the world before I did. He showed me by example that it could be done, and I'll always love him for that.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
I always said that I took a lot energy, a lot of time for me to recover and come back to the sport and join back in F1, but I would like to stay.
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Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
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Fernandinho
Brazilian Athlete
I have heard what has been said, but most of the time, I recover the ball without making a foul.
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Joe Namath
American Athlete
How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.
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Thomas Paine
English Activist
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Sheryl Sandberg
American Businesswoman
Self-compassion is how we recover.
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Frank Morgan
American Musician
Art led the way for me to recover. He got out of prison before me and started traveling all over the world before I did. He showed me by example that it could be done, and I'll always love him for that.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
Quote examples
Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
I always said that I took a lot energy, a lot of time for me to recover and come back to the sport and join back in F1, but I would like to stay.
Quote examples
Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
Quote examples
Fernandinho
Brazilian Athlete
I have heard what has been said, but most of the time, I recover the ball without making a foul.
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Joe Namath
American Athlete
How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.
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Thomas Paine
English Activist
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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Sheryl Sandberg
American Businesswoman
Self-compassion is how we recover.
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