Recover(v. t.)
- To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
Recover(v. t.)
- To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
Recover(v. i.)
- To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
Recover(v. i.)
- To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
Recover(v. i.)
- To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.