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To get back something that was lost or stolen; To regain after losing; To restore; Also: To get well again..

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To get back something that was lost or stolen; To regain after losing; To restore; Also: To get well again.. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To put a protective layer or material over or again.

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Usage examples (36)
  • When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
  • recover a chair
  • Verb (used without object) : to recover from an illness. ,The city soon recovered from the effects of the earthquake. ,The Giants recovered in the end...
  • The word recover means both “to regain health” and “to regain balance.”
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  • ''recover" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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