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Recovered has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of recover

"After resting all night, he recovered from his illness by noon."

In plain English: To recover means to get better after being sick, hurt, or feeling bad again.

"After being sick for three days, he finally recovered and went back to work."

Adjective
1

freed from illness or injury

"the patient appears cured"

"the incision is healed"

"appears to be entirely recovered"

"when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"

2

found after being lost

"After searching through the attic, they finally recovered the old family photo album that had been missing for years."

Example Sentences
"After being sick for three days, he finally recovered and went back to work." verb
"The athlete recovered quickly after his injury and returned to the team." verb
"She managed to recover her wallet from under the sofa cushions." verb
"After losing so much money in stocks, he worked hard to recover financially." verb
See Also
rerecovered recover
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