recover
verb
- to regain health
- to restore possession
- to restore to original state or circumstance
- put the lid back on
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ / /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ / /ɹəˈkʌvɚ/ / /ɹiːˈkʌvə/ / /ɹiˈkʌvɚ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre. Doublet of recuperate. The noun is from Middle English recover, from the verb.
- Recovery.
“It was neuer in my thoughte saide laūcelot to withholde the quene from my lord Arthur / but in soo moche she shold haue ben dede for my sake / me semeth it was my parte to saue her lyf and putte her from that daunger tyl better recouer myghte come / & now I thanke god sayd sir Launcelot that the pope hath made her pees”
- A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
- The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery).
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover English recover From re- + cover.
- To cover again.
- To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.