Recovery Meaning
/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
nounThe act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost., A clever verbal solution to an embarrassing verbal mistake.
Sentence Examples
Improving corporate performances are behind the stock market recovery.
Business recovery, which looks to be just around the corner, will be rapid and strong.
My father has made a full recovery from the operation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient's slow ____ from the surgery worried the doctors very much.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The economy's ____ from the recession was slower than most analysts had predicted.
Word Origin & History
From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient's slow ____ from the surgery worried the doctors very much.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The economy's ____ from the recession was slower than most analysts had predicted.