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- pronunciation:
- rih
kuh
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
recovers, recovering, recovered |
| definition 1: |
to get back.
She recovered her lost wallet.- synonyms:
- regain, retrieve
- similar words:
- find, recuperate, redeem, salvage
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| definition 2: |
to make up for.
Mike recovered lost hours of sleep by taking a nap.- similar words:
- get, obtain, receive
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| definition 3: |
to return to a normal or healthy condition.
She is home from the hospital after recovering from her illness.- synonyms:
- mend
- similar words:
- bounce back, heal, pull through, rally, recuperate
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| related words: |
resume, return, spring |
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| derivations: |
recoverable (adj.), recovering (adj.) |
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