Recover vs. Retrieve
Recoververb
(transitive) To get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.).
Recoververb
(transitive) To return to, resume (a given state of mind or body).
Recoververb
To reach (a place), arrive at.
Recoververb
To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
Recoververb
To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.
Recoververb
To get better from; to get over.
Recoververb
(intransitive) To get better, regain one's health.
Recoververb
(intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
Recoververb
To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit.
Recoververb
To gain as compensation or reparation.
Recoververb
To gain by legal process.
Recoververb
To cover again.
Recoververb
(roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
Recovernoun
(obsolete) Recovery.
Recovernoun
(military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
Recovernoun
(rowing) The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another.
Recoververb
To cover again.
Recoververb
To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
Recoververb
To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
Recoververb
To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
Recoververb
To overcome; to get the better of, - as a state of mind or body.
Recoververb
To rescue; to deliver.
Recoververb
To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
Recoververb
To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
Recoververb
To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; - often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
Recoververb
To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
Recoververb
To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
Recovernoun
Recovery.
Recoververb
get or find back; recover the use of;
Recoververb
get over an illness or shock;
Recoververb
regain a former condition after a financial loss;
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regain or make up for;
Recoververb
of materials from waste products
Recoververb
cover anew;
Recoververb
return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength
Recoververb
(of a person) be well again
Recoververb
find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost)
Recoververb
regain control of (oneself or of a physical or mental state)
Recoververb
regain or secure (money spent or lost or compensation) by legal process or the making of profits
Recoververb
make up for (a loss in position or time)
Recoververb
remove or extract (an energy source or industrial chemical) for use, reuse, or waste treatment
Recovernoun
a defined position of a firearm forming part of a military drill
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To regain or get back something.
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To rescue (a creature).
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To salvage something
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To remember or recall something.
Retrieveverb
To fetch or carry back something.
Retrieveverb
(transitive) To fetch and bring in game.
Retrieveverb
(intransitive) To fetch and bring in game systematically.
Retrieveverb
(intransitive) To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
Retrieveverb
To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
Retrieveverb
(obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).
Retrievenoun
A retrieval
Retrievenoun
(sports) The return of a difficult ball
Retrievenoun
(obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
Retrievenoun
(obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
Retrieveverb
To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.
Retrieveverb
To recall; to bring back.
Retrieveverb
To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
Retrieveverb
To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
Retrievenoun
A seeking again; a discovery.
Retrievenoun
The recovery of game once sprung; - an old sporting term.
Retrieveverb
get or find back; recover the use of;
Retrieveverb
of trained dogs
Retrieveverb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
Retrieveverb
get or bring (something) back from somewhere
Retrieveverb
(of a dog) find and bring back (game that has been shot)
Retrieveverb
reel or bring in a fishing line
Retrieveverb
find or extract (information stored in a computer)
Retrieveverb
recall (something)
Retrieveverb
put right or improve (an unwelcome situation)
Retrievenoun
an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot
Retrievenoun
an act of reeling or drawing in a fishing line
Retrievenoun
the possibility of recovery
