recovery.
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. A clever verbal solution to an embarrassing verbal mistake.
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.
A return to normal health.
I hope you make a full recovery.
A return to former status or position. The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
A return to former status or position. The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
Renewed growth after a slump.
The recovery of debt.
A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
The ability to recover or regain health.
Where this word comes from
From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.