recover

Recover is defined as to get back, regain or make up for.

(verb)

An example of recover is to get better after being ill.
An example of recover is to make enough money to make up for prior financial losses: to recover losses.

See recover in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

1. to get back (something lost or stolen)
2. to regain (health, consciousness, etc.)
to compensate for; make up for: to recover losses
1. to get (oneself) back to a state of control, balance, or composure
2. to catch or save (oneself) from a slip, stumble, betrayal of feeling, etc.
to reclaim (land from the sea, useful substances from waste, etc.)
Law to get or get back by final judgment in a court: to recover damages
Sports to gain or regain control or possession of (a fumbled, muffed, wild, or free ball, puck, etc.)

Origin: ME recoveren < OFr recovrer < L recuperare: see recuperate

intransitive verb

Related Forms:

See recover in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·cov·ered, re·cov·er·ing, re·cov·ers

verb, transitive

To get back; regain.
To restore (oneself) to a normal state: He recovered himself after a slip on the ice.
To compensate for: She recovered her losses.
To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.
To bring under observation again: “watching the comet since it was first recovered—first spotted since its 1910 visit” (Christian Science Monitor).

verb, intransitive