1. to get back regain
2. to bring back to normal position or condition
stumbled, then recovered himself
3. rescue
4. to make up for
recover increased costs through higher prices
5. to gain by legal process
6. reach
7. to find or identify again
recover a comet
8. to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product
9. to save from loss and restore to usefulness reclaim
10. to regain a normal position or condition (as of health)
recovering from a cold
11. to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor
12. to cover again or anew
13. to become healthy after an illness or injury to return to normal health
14. to return to a normal state after a period of difficulty
15. to get (something, such as an ability or feeling) again
16. to cover (something) again to put a new cover on (something)
17. to get back regain
I recovered my lost wallet. Mary began to recover her breath and feel safer …
— Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
18. to regain or return to a normal or usual state (as of health or composure)
Have you recovered from the flu?
19. to make up for
We can't recover lost time.
20. to regain a normal position or condition (as of health)
recovering from the effects of a cold
21. to get back or get back an equivalent for
recover costs through higher prices
22. to obtain or get back (as damages, satisfaction for a debt, or property) through a judgment or decree
recover damages in a tort action
23. to obtain (a judgment) in one's favor
24. to get something back
25. to obtain damages or something else through a judgment
argued that the plaintiff should not be permitted to recover