recover
verb (used with object)
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
recovered
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past participleof recover.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recover.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recoververb (used with object)to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
Example Sentences
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We recently recovered the air checks from that day, the actual tapes of the broadcast.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The singer said she’d recovered since the struggle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The medical examiner's office in New York still gets weekly calls from loved ones asking about someone whose remains were never recovered.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Markets went on to have a massive bull run as they recovered from the financial crisis of 2008, helping boost his index-fund investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alphonse Bertillon passed away the year after the Mona Lisa was recovered.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
