recover
verb (used with object)
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
had recovered
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past perfectof recover.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Catalan firefighters said on X on Thursday that they had recovered the "lifeless body of a man" in Olivella, correcting earlier reports that had identified the missing person as a woman.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Montgomery was killed and Arnold badly injured, and by the autumn of 1776 the British had recovered all the lost territory and then some, driving the Americans deep into present-day Vermont and New York.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
In India, authorities said they had recovered seven bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be flood victims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
After hitting record highs of more than $4.80 a gallon in April, prices had recovered to about $2.81 a gallon in early July, according to the Argus US Jet Fuel Index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He had recovered his color: ruddy, or even lionlike, she thought.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
