recovery
pronunciation
How to pronounce recovery in British English:
UK [rɪˈkʌvəri]
How to pronounce recovery in American English:
US [rɪˈkʌvəri]
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- Noun:
- return to an original state
- gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Word Origin
- recovery (n.)
- mid-14c., "return to health," from Anglo-French recoverie (c. 1300), Old French recovree "remedy, cure, recovery," from past participle stem of recovrer (see recover). Meaning "a gaining possession by legal action" is from early 15c. That of "act of righting oneself after a blunder, mishap, etc." is from 1520s.
Example
- 1. Any recovery will take time .
- 2. The us recovery is faltering .
- 3. And can their recovery last ?
- 4. That will slow the recovery .
- 5. Are banks starving the recovery ?