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# recover

verb (recover, recovers, recovered, recovering); noun recovery

«recover» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To recover means to get well again after an illness or injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#m1)
2. To recover means to get back something that was lost or stolen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#m2)
3. To recover from a shock or bad event means to feel normal again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#m3)
4. To recover can mean to get back into a good position, as in a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#m4)

### In the lessons

Health and science: the body recovers with rest, food, water and sometimes medicine. Stories: the hero recovers the stolen treasure. Sport: a team recovers after a bad start. Phrases: recover from, fully recover, recover quickly, make a full recovery.

### Examples

- Grandpa is recovering from his operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x1)
- The police recovered the stolen bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x2)
- It took me a week to recover from the flu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x3)
- The team recovered and won the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x4)
- She quickly recovered from the shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x5)
- Drink plenty of water to help you recover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x6)
- I am afraid that he will never recover.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: recovered. «Recover from» something. Not the same as «re-cover» (with a hyphen), which means to cover again: «re-cover the chair».

## In Jewish tradition

It can mean to win back a city or to be healed from sickness.

**Interpretation.** The prophets ask why Israel's healing does not come. Tradition reads this as a call to return to God, the true healer.

### Examples

- Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel. (Prophets 2KI.13.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recover/#x1)
- Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recover/#x2)
- Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, like a mighty man recovering from wine. (Writings PSA.78.65, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recover/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb: recovered. «Recover from» something. Not the same as «re-cover» (with a hyphen), which means to cover again: «re-cover the chair».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recover.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «recover» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recover» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/recover.html) on Mova free.