recovery

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of returning to a normal or healthy condition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A return to normal health.

Examples

  • Business recovery, which looks to be just around the corner, will be rapid and strong.

  • Improving corporate performances are behind the stock market recovery.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A clever verbal solution to an embarrassing verbal mistake.

  3. A return to former status or position.

More examples

In context

  • My father has made a full recovery from the operation.

  • I hope you make a full recovery.

  • 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.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The patient's slow blank from the surgery worried the doctors very much.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

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