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- [ree-kuhv-er]
- /riˈkʌv ər/
- /rɪˈkʌv.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-kuhv-er]
- /riˈkʌv ər/
Definitions of recovered word
- verb with object recovered to get back or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover a stolen watch. 1
- verb with object recovered to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself). 1
- verb with object recovered to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself). 1
- verb with object recovered Law. to obtain by judgment in a court of law, or by legal proceedings: to recover damages for a wrong. to acquire title to through judicial process: to recover land. 1
- verb with object recovered to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc. 1
- verb with object recovered to regain (a substance) in usable form, as from refuse material or from a waste product or by-product of manufacture; reclaim. 1
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Origin of recovered
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English recoveren; see re-, cover
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Parts of speech for Recovered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recovered popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
recovered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recovered
adj recovered
- improved — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
verb recovered
- comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- convalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of convalesce.
- defused — Simple past tense and past participle of defuse.
- overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
adjective recovered
- cured — (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it
- found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Antonyms for recovered
verb recovered
- decolorized — Simple past tense and past participle of decolorize.
- gangrened — Infected with gangrene, gangrenous.
adjective recovered
- dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
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