recover

re|cov|er1 [ rı`kʌvər ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive to become fit and healthy again after an illness or an injury:

recover from: I haven't fully recovered from that flu I had.

a ) to stop being affected by an unpleasant experience:

He was fired last month and he's still recovering from the shock.

b ) if a country, economy, etc. recovers after a difficult period, it begins to get stronger and return to its earlier state:

The housing market appears to be recovering from the recession.

2. ) transitive to get back something that you lost or that someone stole from you:

The thieves were caught, but many of the items were never recovered.

a ) to get back money that you have invested or lost: RECOUP:

They need to sell a million copies to recover their costs.

b ) to get back the ability to do or feel something, especially to control your movements or emotions:

Simon never recovered the use of his arm after the crash.

recover consciousness: Darren was rushed to hospital, but he never recovered consciousness.

recover your composure (=control your emotions again): Marian managed to recover her composure and thank everyone for coming.

recover

re|cov|er 2 [ ,ri`kʌvər ] verb transitive

to put a new cover on something