What does RECOVERY mean?

Definitions for RECOVERY
rɪˈkʌv ə rire·cov·e·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recoverynoun

    return to an original state

    "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

  2. convalescence, recuperation, recoverynoun

    gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

  3. recovery, retrievalnoun

    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

Wiktionary

  1. recoverynoun

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

  2. recoverynoun

    A return to normal health.

  3. recoverynoun

    A return to former status.

  4. recoverynoun

    Renewed growth after a slump (economy).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Recoverynoun

    Etymology: from recover.

    Your hopes are regular and reasonable, though in temporal affairs; such as are deliverance from enemies, and recovery from sickness. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

    The sweat sometimes acid, is a sign of recovery after acute distempers. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

    What should move me to undertake the recovery of this, being not ignorant of the impossibility? William Shakespeare.

    These counties were the keys of Normandy:
    But wherefore weeps Warwick?
    For grief that they are past recovery. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    Mario Sanudo lived about the fourteenth age, a man full of zeal for the recovery of the Holy Land. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    The spirit of wantonness is sure scared out of him; if the devil have him not in see simple, with fine and recovery. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. Recovery

    Recovery is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. It was released by Syco Music on 9 December 2013 as the third single from his debut studio album James Arthur (2013). The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 40 on the Irish Singles Chart.

ChatGPT

  1. recovery

    Recovery generally refers to the process of returning back to a normal state or condition after being affected by a disaster, disease, situation, or event. This can involve rebuilding, healing, or bouncing back physically, mentally, financially, or economically, depending on the context. It is typically marked by an improvement or restoration of health, strength, functionality, or prosperity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Recoverynoun

    the act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession

  2. Recoverynoun

    restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc

  3. Recoverynoun

    the obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court

  4. Recoverynoun

    the getting, or gaining, of something not previously had

  5. Recoverynoun

    in rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke

Wikidata

  1. Recovery

    Recovery was a music and youth-oriented television series that was broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. The show was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm, following the overnight video clip program, Rage, and was broadcast from 20 April 1996 to 29 April 2000.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. recovery

    1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return of an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat. 2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced. 3. In personnel recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to the initial reception point. 4. Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair at another location. See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery force.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RECOVERY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2641

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RECOVERY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4768

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RECOVERY' in Nouns Frequency: #1140

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RECOVERY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RECOVERY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of RECOVERY in a Sentence

  1. Mike Peterson:

    The thing that Douglas County needs most is a return to focusing on the key aspects of recovery, growth and achievement in education, and that's something all political sides can agree upon.

  2. Shigeru Shimizu:

    Wholesale prices will remain under upward pressure as steady COVID-19 vaccinations continue to support the global economic recovery, more and more companies are being able to pass on higher costs.

  3. Nicholas Smith:

    We had a big recovery last week but it's now reversed so people are taking profits on shares that had a good bounce, japan saw some of the biggest swings last week because it's such a liquid market, which makes it the natural place to go when there's a bit of chaos in Asia. So the last week was spent riding the wave of volatility and now people are starting to have a deeper think about what the fall in China really means for Japan.

  4. Tom Learmouth:

    The sharp fall in machinery orders in February poses downside risks to our view that business investment continued to rise last quarter, however, the recovery in private investment should still gather pace again in the second half of the year as vaccines allow the economy to regain full health.

  5. Amy Walker:

    The taste and smell both went together. I'm in recovery for an eating disorder that I've had for over half of my life and the loss of taste is an extremely triggering thing for me psychologically -- it immediately made me feel utterly miserable, it brought back fears of food and an attitude of' Well I can't taste it so what's the point of eating anything ?'.

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Translations for RECOVERY

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  • zotaveníCzech
  • Erholung, Wiederherstellung, Wiedergewinnung, Genesung, Wiedererlangung, Zurückgewinnung, GesundungGerman
  • ανάκτησηGreek
  • recuperaciónSpanish
  • palautuminen, elpyminen, paraneminenFinnish
  • récupération, rétablissement, guérisonFrench
  • aisghabháilIrish
  • gyógyulás, visszaszerzésHungarian
  • recuperationInterlingua
  • pemulihanIndonesian
  • recupero, ricuperoItalian
  • התאוששותHebrew
  • 回収, 回復Japanese
  • მორჩენაGeorgian
  • چاکبوونه‌وه‌Kurdish
  • recuperatioLatin
  • mātūtūtangaMāori
  • genezing, herstel, terugwinningDutch
  • recuperaçãoPortuguese
  • поправка, рекуперация, оживление, восстановление, получение вновь, выздоровление, оздоровление, получение обратно, возвратRussian
  • oporava, oporavak, oporav, ozdravljenjeSerbo-Croatian
  • återhämtningSwedish
  • 复苏Chinese

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