💪recover

verb
/rɪˈkʌvər/

Meaning

to return to a normal state after a setback, illness, or loss
To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; to regain or save something.

Example Sentences

He took months to recover from the accident.

The world is struggling to recover from the pandemic.

Example Expressions

recover one's strength

Synonyms

regain, heal, restore, bounce back, retrieve, reclaim
Entry 1
regain, heal, restore, bounce back
Entry 2
restore, regain, retrieve, reclaim, bounce back, heal

Antonyms

deteriorate, decline, worsen, relapse, lose, fail
Entry 1
deteriorate, decline, worsen
Entry 2
decline, deteriorate, worsen, relapse, lose, fail

Collocations

recover quickly, recover completely, recover from illness, recover lost

More Example Sentences

His health appears to recover slowly.

She recovered from the injury quickly.

I’m anxious for my friend to recover soon.

The doctor allowed him to recover properly.

He failed to recover completely after the flu.

We recovered from the long trip after a good sleep.

Don’t play soccer until you recover. You have to take full rest.

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully and bring the child back for a follow-up visit next week.

Related Vocabularies

To increase, improve, or raise something.
to accompany someone; to guide or protect while going somewhere
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to describe something as better, worse, or more important than it really is
to carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome with effort
to make or enact laws

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