Synonym: come around, get back, get better, heal, improve, rally, reclaim, recuperate, regain, rescue, retrieve, revive. Antonym: lose, relapse. Similar words: economic recovery, recovery, cover, cover up, uncover, coverage, over and over, record. Meaning: [rɪ'kʌvə(r)] v. 1. get or find back; recover the use of 2. get over an illness or shock 3. regain a former condition after a financial loss 4. regain or make up for 5. reuse (materials from waste products) 6. cover anew.
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121. I was surprised how weak and light-headed I felt on nipping out of my hospital bed to recover a dropped book.
122. He needed 48 pints of blood during 5 1/2 hours of emergency operations and lost 3st during his battle to recover.
123. Pool are helping former Newcastle United midfield player Michael Parkinson to recover from injury.
124. Nor could he recover if his injury was inflicted upon him by a fellow worker.
125. Even a slight push means that it falls and can not recover its original position of equilibrium.
126. Dozens of motorists faced fines of £100 to recover parked cars which were towed away.
127. And I know, from the sobering vantage point of midlife,(http://sentencedict.com/recover.html) that she will never recover.
128. Yussuf tried to recover his balance, tried to jump, but the wall collapsed too fast.
129. There is one scroll in particular which Gary wishes me to recover.
130. I admit that in aiding her to recover the monies from the insurance company, I had also helped Leyland escape punishment.
131. His daughter, however, is still finding it difficult to recover from her traumatic assault in New York.
132. Maybe it has taken the girls this long to fully recover from the demoralizing Arizona road trip.
133. Are students or teachers who bring successful civil rights lawsuits entitled to recover their attorneys' fees?
134. He suffered a little stroke after his surgery and took awhile to recover.
135. Investigators may be able to recover fingerprints from the devices, which law enforcement sources said were rigged with straight pins.
136. 80% of patients now recover completely from this illness and are able to lead perfectly normal lives.
137. These measures will also benefit the refining sector, once capacity is reduced and industry margins recover.
138. Even patients who eventually recover may take years to do so, and they sometimes require several admissions.
139. Crews had yet to recover the main body of the plane and the engine.
140. Most animals gradually recover although complete return to normality may take weeks or months.
141. This might be legal assistance to recover unpaid fees or help with the negotiations after a cancelled engagement.
142. The report painted a generally optimistic picture of Britain continuing to recover from the worst recession since 1945.
143. Runners set intervals during which they run hard and fast for a brief period, and then recover.
144. It is assisted by conscious intention on our part to recover balance and vibrant health.
145. Second, would it be an affront to the public conscience to allow the plaintiff to recover.
146. The plaintiff was therefore guilty of contributory negligence and could recover nothing.
147. Several people saw the aircraft recover from the turn to an essentially wings-level attitude with small erratic oscillations in bank angle.
148. Similarly, comparatively few chantries were re-established by pious benefactors, and endowments for masses failed to recover to their pre-Reformation level.
149. If you get tired of tiger stripes you can always recover an ottoman or buy new accent pillows.
150. She sometimes felt depressed, and would ask her husband if he thought she would ever recover: he was always supportive.
More similar words: economic recovery, recovery, cover, cover up, uncover, coverage, over and over, record, recommend, recording, recognition, over, recommendation, receiver, overall, get over, go over, all over, be over, oversee, governor, hand over, run over, lay over, over there, overlook, look over, make over, moreover, talk over.