verb · academic
recover
UK/rɪˈkʌvə/US/rɪˈkʌvər/re·COV·er
to return to a normal state of health, strength, or condition
Examples
“After the financial crisis, many countries took years to recover.”
“It is often difficult to recover lost data after a system failure.”
“The patient recovered from the infection within two weeks.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the intervention, the local economy recovered steadily, though some sectors lagged behind.”
Collocations
- recover from
- economic recovery
- recover lost data
Word family
Common mistakes
She recovered the flu quickly.→She recovered from the flu quickly.
He recover last month after the operation.→He recovered last month after the operation.
Say it for a higher band
5get better→6recuperate→7+recover
Synonyms
recuperate
rebound
Easily confused
recuperate
“After the operation she recuperated at home for two weeks.”
rebound
“The market rebounded quickly after the policy announcement.”
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