recovery

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #4917

Meanings

1

noun
A return to good health after illness or injury.

I hope you make a full recovery.
2

noun
A return to a normal or improved state after a problem.

The recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid.
3

noun
The act of getting back something that was lost.

The recovery of the stolen paintings took the police years.
4

noun
New growth in the economy after a downturn.

There is no recovery from the pandemic without a properly funded transport network.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a return to good health... convalescence recuperation

3 noun · the act of getting back... retrieval

Word family

Forms recoveries

Derived forms antirecoverybiorecoverycryorecoveryneurorecoverynonrecoveryosmorecoveryoverrecoveryphotorecoveryprecoveryprorecoveryrerecovery

Related forms recover

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Phrases (1)

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recovery room
a hospital room where patients are monitored immediately after surgery

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European recoveree Middle English recovree Old French

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Topics

Economics & Markets Health & Medicine

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# recovery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 4917

## Meanings
1. A return to good health after illness or injury.
2. A return to a normal or improved state after a problem.
3. The act of getting back something that was lost.
4. New growth in the economy after a downturn.

## Examples
- I hope you make a full recovery.
- The recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid.
- The recovery of the stolen paintings took the police years.
- There is no recovery from the pandemic without a properly funded transport network.

## Derived Forms
- antirecovery
- biorecovery
- cryorecovery
- neurorecovery
- nonrecovery
- osmorecovery
- overrecovery
- photorecovery
- precovery
- prorecovery
- rerecovery

## Related Forms
- recover

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keh₂p-
- Root: recoveree
- Root: recovree

## Etymology
From Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

## AI Etymology
Recovery comes from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”). Modern senses include a return to good health after illness or injury. and a return to a normal or improved state after a problem.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirecovery, biorecovery, cryorecovery, neurorecovery, nonrecovery, and osmorecovery and related forms such as recover.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Health & Medicine

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