Elementary SSAT vocabulary

recover

verb

To get well again or get back something that was lost.

Closest meaning

regain, get well

Examples

  • Maya stayed home to recover after catching a bad cold.
  • The goalie managed to recover the ball near the net.
  • Dad helped me recover my missing photos from the computer.

Try a practice question

Which is closest in meaning to “recover”?

  1. A.bear
  2. B.regain
  3. C.without flaws
  4. D.path for electric current
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B. regain recover means “To get well again or get back something that was lost.”

Easy to mix up

Words close to recover in meaning or spelling.

  • discover
  • restore
  • rescue

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