recovering

5 definitions • 9 examples

present participle of

to become completely well again after an illness or injury:

recover from/after It took her a long time to recover from/after her heart operation.

recover from He never really recovered from the shock of his wife dying.

to become successful or normal again after being damaged or having problems:

recover after It took a long time for the economy to recover after the slump.

to get back something lost or spent:

She went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness.

recover yourself She was astonished to see me, but she soon recovered her composure/herself (= soon gave the appearance of being calm).

Police only recover a very small percentage of stolen goods.

recover cost The initial outlay of setting up a company is considerable and it takes a while to recover those costs.

in sports such as American football, to pick up and hold a ball that is not being controlled by either team:

The running back fumbled the ball and the defensive back was able to recover it.

The receiver dropped the punt and it was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.