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English verb: recover | |||
| 1. | recover (possession) get or find back; recover the use of | ||
| Samples | She regained control of herself. She found her voice and replied quickly. | ||
| Synonyms | find, regain, retrieve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | access | ||
| Verb group | find, regain | ||
| 2. | recover (body) get over an illness or shock | ||
| Samples | The patient is recuperating. | ||
| Synonyms | convalesce, recuperate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up, snap back | ||
| Verb group | recuperate | ||
| Antonyms | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| 3. | recover (change) regain a former condition after a financial loss | ||
| Samples | We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90. The company managed to recuperate. | ||
| Synonyms | go back, recuperate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rally, rebound | ||
| 4. | recover (possession) regain or make up for | ||
| Samples | Recuperate one's losses. | ||
| Synonyms | recoup, recuperate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch up with, make up | ||
| 5. | recover (possession) reuse (materials from waste products) | ||
| Synonyms | reclaim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recycle, reprocess, reuse | ||
| Entail | preserve, save | ||
| 6. | recover (contact) cover anew | ||
| Samples | Recover a chair. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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