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recover

/ɹɪˈkʌvə/rih-KUH-vur
/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/rih-KUH-vur

Meaningto recover

Common meaning: to get back

Other meanings: to get well

Journey through time

  1. Latinrecuperare‘to recover’source
  2. Old Frenchrecovrersource
  3. Frenchrecouvrersource
  4. Englishrecover‘to get back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin recuperare ‘to recover’.

Roots

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