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recover
English
Alternative forms
- recovre (obsolete)
Etymology 1
From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuper?, recuper?re, a late form of reciper?. Doublet of recuperate.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???k?v?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???k?v?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(?)
Verb
recover (third-person singular simple present recovers, present participle recovering, simple past and past participle recovered)
- (transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
- (transitive) to salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person)
- (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
- (intransitive, law) To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
- The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.
- (transitive, law) To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process
- to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing
- to recover land(s) in ejectment or common recovery
- (transitive, obsolete) To reach (a place), arrive at.
- 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre
- With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.
- 1646, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales
- Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
- 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre
- (transitive, archaic) To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
- , vol.I, New York, 2001, p.233-4:
- Cnelius a physician […] gave him a clyster, by which he was speedily recovered.
- , vol.I, New York, 2001, p.233-4:
- (transitive, archaic) To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.
- to recover lost time
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
- Even good men have […] many failings and lapses to lament and recover.
- 21 May, 1665, Abraham Cowley, letter to Dr. Thomas Sprat
- I do hope to recover my late hurt.
- when I had recovered a little, Friday (said I) God will at last punish him severely
- (intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity
- (transitive, archaic, without "from") to recover from
- (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
Related terms
- recovery
Translations
Noun
recover (plural recovers)
- (obsolete) Recovery. [14th-17thc.]
- (military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
- (dated) The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery)
Etymology 2
re- +? cover.
Alternative forms
- re-cover
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?i??k?v?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?i?k?v?/
Verb
recover (third-person singular simple present recovers, present participle recovering, simple past and past participle recovered)
- To cover again.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
- (roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
Anagrams
- coverer, recovre
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman recovre.
Noun
recover
- Alternative form of recovere
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman recoverer.
Verb
recover
- Alternative form of recoveren
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correct
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from com- (“together”) + regere (“to make straight, rule”).
Adjective
correct (comparative more correct, superlative most correct)
- Free from error; true; accurate.
- With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Synonyms
- (free from error): right
- (with good manners): well-mannered, well behaved
Antonyms
- (without error): incorrect, inaccurate
- (with good manners): uncouth
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
correct
- (India) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- Synonym: OK
Etymology 2
From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.
Verb
correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:repair
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- correct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- correct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- correct at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French correct, from Latin corr?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r?kt/
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
correct (comparative correcter, superlative correctst)
- correct
Inflection
Synonyms
- juist
Derived terms
- correctheid
- incorrect
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin correctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.??kt/
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /k?.??k/
Adjective
correct (feminine singular correcte, masculine plural corrects, feminine plural correctes)
- correct, right
- (colloquial) passable, okay
- (Quebec, colloquial) OK, fine, alright
Derived terms
- politiquement correct
Related terms
- correctement
- correctif
- correction
- corriger
- incorrect
- incorrectement
Further reading
- “correct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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