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”?
- A.regain
- B.show
- C.disagree
- D.small
Show the answer
A. 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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