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- pronunciation:
- rih
kuh
v
 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
recovers, recovering, recovered |
| definition 1: |
When a person or animal recovers from an illness or injury, they become healthy or feel normal again. When a thing recovers, it returns to a good or normal condition after being damaged.
Joe had a very bad cold, but, fortunately, he recovered from it quickly.Ariel's doctor told her that it would take several weeks for her broken arm to recover.The forest eventually recovered from the fire.- similar words:
- heal
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| definition 2: |
When you recover something, you get it back.
Ava recovered her missing hat. It was in the lost and found at the school's front desk.- synonyms:
- retrieve
- similar words:
- find
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| related words: |
return, spring |
| derivations: |
recoverable (adj.), recovering (adj.) |
The word recover
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, record, recover, reflect, reflection, remove, renew, repay, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, reverse, review, revise, revive, revolve, revolution, rebel
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