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recovery

noun

  1. return to former status or position
  2. return of a lost or stolen item to its owners
  3. get back
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ / /ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/ / /ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/

noun

Etymology: From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

  1. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
  2. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

    When I realized I'd called my teacher "Mom" again, I made a quick recovery saying that she loves me so much that she reminds me of my mother.

  3. A return to normal health.

    I hope you make a full recovery.

  4. A return to former status or position.
  5. A return to former status or position.
  6. Renewed growth after a slump.

    Byford said: "There is no UK recovery from the pandemic without a London recovery, and there is no London recovery without a properly funded transport network.

  7. The recovery of debt.
  8. A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
  9. The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
  10. The ability to recover or regain health.