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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 re·cov·er /rɪˈkʌvɚ/
 (vt.)恢復,復原,使改過(vi.)痊癒,復原,重新獲得

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 re·cov·er /rɪˈkəvɚ/ 不及物動詞

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 recover
 復原

From: Network Terminology

 recover
 恢復

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·cov·er v. i.
 1. 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.
    Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease.   --2 Kings i. 2.
 2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]
    With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.   --Fuller.
 3. Law To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·cov·er v. t.  To cover again.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·cov·er v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recovered p. pr. & vb. n. Recovering. ]
 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
    David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away.   --1. Sam. xxx. 18.
 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. “Loss of catel may recovered be.”
    Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover.   --Rogers.
 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
    The wine in my bottle will recover him.   --Shak.
 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
    I do hope to recover my late hurt.   --Cowley.
    When I had recovered a little my first surprise.   --De Foe.
 5. To rescue; to deliver.
    That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him.   --2. Tim. ii. 26.
 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic]
 The forest is not three leagues off;
 If we recover that, we're sure enough.   --Shak.
    Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.   --Hales.
 7. Law 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.
 Recover arms Mil. Drill, a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of “aim” to that of “ready.”
 Syn: -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·cov·er, n. Recovery.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 recover
      v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control
           of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
           [syn: retrieve, find, regain]
      2: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
         [syn: recuperate, convalesce] [ant: devolve]
      3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect
         the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to
         recuperate" [syn: go back, recuperate]
      4: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: recoup,
          recuperate]
      5: of materials from waste products [syn: reclaim]
      6: cover anew; "recover a chair"