Meanings
nounrecovery (countable and uncountable, plural recoveries)
plural recoveries · alternative recovre
- countableuncountableThe act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- colloquialcountableuncountableA 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.
- countableuncountableA return to normal health.
I hope you make a full recovery.
Synonyms: recuperation, convalescence
- A return to former status or position.
- countableuncountableThe act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
- countableuncountableeconomicsRenewed growth after a slump.
Byford said: "There is no UK recovery from the pandemic without a London recovery, and there is no London recovery without a properly funded transport network.
2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8 - countableuncountablebusinessThe recovery of debt.
- countableuncountablebusinessThe extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
- countableuncountablegamesThe ability to recover or regain health.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA return to normal health.
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noungradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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Broader
nounthe act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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Origin
- Old Frenchrecovree
- Middle Englishrecoveree
- Englishrecovery
From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνάρρωσις
- ἀνάρρωσις (anárrhōsis)return to normal health
Arabic شِفَاء, تَعَافِي
- شِفَاء (šifāʔ)return to normal health
- تَعَافِي (taʕāfī)return to normal health
- اِسْتِعَادَة (istiʕāda)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Bengali শাফা
- শাফা (śafa)return to normal health
Bulgarian оздравяване, възстановяване
- оздравяване (ozdravjavane)return to normal health
- възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- възвръщане (văzvrăštane)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)return to former status
Catalan recuperació, recuperació
- recuperacióreturn to normal health
- recuperacióact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- recuperacióreturn to former status
Chinese Mandarin 復原 /复原, 復甦 /复苏
- 復原 /复原 (fùyuán)return to normal health
- 復甦 /复苏 (fùsū)return to normal health
- 回復 /回复 (huífù)return to normal health
- 恢復 /恢复 (huīfù)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Czech zotavení
- zotaveníreturn to normal health
Danish bedring, restitution
- bedringreturn to normal health
- restitutionreturn to normal health
Dutch herstel, genezing
- herstelreturn to normal health
- genezingreturn to normal health
- terugwinningact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- herstelreturn to former status
Esperanto resaniĝo
- resaniĝoreturn to normal health
Finnish paraneminen, elpyminen
- paraneminenreturn to normal health
- elpyminenreturn to normal health
- elpymineneconomics: renewed growth after a slump
- talteenottoact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- palautuminenreturn to former status
- elpyminenreturn to former status
French guérison, rétablissement
- guérisonreturn to normal health
- rétablissementreturn to normal health
- récupérationact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- rétablissementact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- recouvrementact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
German Genesung, Erholung
- Genesungreturn to normal health
- Erholungreturn to normal health
- Gesundungreturn to normal health
- Heilungreturn to normal health
- Erholungeconomics: renewed growth after a slump
- Wiedererlangungact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- Wiedergewinnungact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- Zurückgewinnungact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- Wiederherstellungreturn to former status
- Erholungreturn to former status
Greek ανάρρωση, ανάκαμψη
- ανάρρωση (anárrosi)return to normal health
- ανάκαμψη (anákampsi)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- ανάκτηση (anáktisi)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Hebrew החלמה, השבה
- החלמה (hakhlamah)return to normal health
- השבה (hashavah)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Hindi संप्राप्ति
- संप्राप्ति (samprāpti)return to normal health
Hungarian gyógyulás, felgyógyulás
- gyógyulásreturn to normal health
- felgyógyulásreturn to normal health
- felépülésreturn to normal health
- fellendüléseconomics: renewed growth after a slump
- visszaszerzésact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- visszanyerésact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- talpra állásreturn to former status
- helyreállásreturn to former status
Irish biseach, aisghabháil
- biseachreturn to normal health
- aisghabháilact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Italian recupero, recupero
- recuperoreturn to normal health
- recuperoact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- ricuperoreturn to former status
Japanese 回復, 回収
- 回復 (kaifuku)return to normal health
- 回収 (kaishū)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Korean 회복
- 회복 (hoebok)return to normal health
Latin sanatio
- sanatioact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Māori mātūtūtanga
- mātūtūtangareturn to normal health
Norwegian Bokmål berging
- bergingact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Polish zdrowienie, poprawa
- zdrowieniereturn to normal health
- poprawareturn to normal health
- rekonwalescencjareturn to normal health
- powrót do zdrowiareturn to normal health
Portuguese recuperação, recuperação
- recuperaçãoreturn to normal health
- recuperaçãoeconomics: renewed growth after a slump
- recuperaçãoact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- recuperaçãoreturn to former status
Romanian recuperare
- recuperareact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
Russian выздоровле́ние, попра́вка
- выздоровле́ние (vyzdorovlénije)return to normal health
- попра́вка (poprávka)return to normal health
- оживле́ние (oživlénije)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- восстановле́ние (vosstanovlénije)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- рекупера́ция (rekuperácija)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- возвра́т (vozvrát)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- получе́ние вновь (polučénije vnovʹ)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- получе́ние обра́тно (polučénije obrátno)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- восстановле́ние (vosstanovlénije)return to former status
- оздоровле́ние (ozdorovlénije)return to former status
Spanish recobro, repunte
- recobroreturn to normal health
- repunteeconomics: renewed growth after a slump
- recobroact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- recobroreturn to former status
Swedish återhämtning, återhämtning
- återhämtningreturn to normal health
- återhämtningeconomics: renewed growth after a slump
Ukrainian ви́дужання, оду́жання
- ви́дужання (výdužannja)return to normal health
- оду́жання (odúžannja)return to normal health
- відно́влення (vidnóvlennja)economics: renewed growth after a slump
- пове́рнення (povérnennja)act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
- відно́влення (vidnóvlennja)return to former status
- відбудо́ва (vidbudóva)return to former status
- відно́ва (vidnóva)return to former status
Cite this entry
APA
recovery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery
MLA
“recovery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recovery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery.
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