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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recoverynoun

   Etymology: from recover.

   1. Restoration from sickness.

   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.

   2. Power or act of regaining.

   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.

   3. The act of cutting off an entail.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Healing
   • Improvement

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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How to pronounce RECOVERY?

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How to say RECOVERY in sign language?

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. Patrick Schorn:

   It has become clear that any recovery in activity has been pushed out in time.

2. Rob Shackelford:

   I actually do think there could be some impacts to relief and recovery impacts for the worst-hit tomorrow, but by Friday it should be good. There is a slight chance of localized flooding with rounds of moisture like this.

3. Scott Haslem:

   The recent bounce of construction commencements now points to a recovery ahead, indeed, our detailed analysis of government budgets implies that public capex/investment could potentially jump by 15 percent year-on-year in the 2016/17 fiscal year, which is well above our current forecasts.

4. Shane Oliver:

   Markets are overbought and at risk of a short term pause, however, we are now in a seasonally strong time of year and investors are yet to fully discount the potential for a very strong recovery next year in growth and profits as stimulus combines with vaccines.

5. Director Martin Mason:

   I really hope that over time common sense prevails and people do understand that this friction of getting product into Europe has got to be smoothed down, it is a bit of a barrier to recovery post COVID, but... if wise heads get together and solve some of these issues then hopefully it will become easier.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RECOVERY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recovery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RECOVERY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RECOVERY
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RECOVERY
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=RECOVERY