recover (/rɪˈkʌvər/)
verb · Intermediate · Body & Health
🔊 /rɪˈkʌvər/
Meaning
Meaning: get well again after illness
To return to good health after being ill or hurt, or to get something back that was lost. It often takes time and rest.
Examples
🗣 It took weeks to recover from the flu.
Etymology
From Old French ‘recovrer’, from Latin ‘recuperare’ (to regain).
How & Where It’s Used
Used for health, money, and objects that are regained after loss.
Tags: health, healing