Meaning
To get well again after being ill or hurt, or to get back something you had lost.
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Word origin
From Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperare meaning to get back.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- recuperare
- English cognates
- recuperate, recovery
Grammar
Examples
flu.
Recovering from an illness means slowly getting well again.
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Here recover means to get something back.
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The -ing form describes the time while you are getting better.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 8: recover, merry, zone and 7 more words.