3 VERB If something recovers from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again. □ [V + from ] He recovered from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals. □ [V ] The stockmarket index fell by 80% before it began to recover.
4 VERB If you recover something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back. □ [V n] Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods.
5 VERB If you recover a mental or physical state, it comes back again. For example, if you recover consciousness, you become conscious again. □ [V n] She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to recover her breath.
6 VERB If you recover money that you have spent, invested, or lent to someone, you get the same amount back. □ [V n] Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money.
re|cov|er|able /r I kʌ vərəb ə l/ ADJ If something is recoverable , it is possible for you to get it back. □ If you decide not to buy, the money you have spent on the survey is not recoverable.
re|cov|ery ◆◇◇ /r I kʌ vəri/ (recoveries )
1 N‑VAR If a sick person makes a recovery , he or she becomes well again. □ [+ from ] He made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury.
2 N‑VAR When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves. □ Interest-rate cuts have failed to bring about economic recovery.
3 N‑UNCOUNT You talk about the recovery of something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen. □ [+ of ] A substantial reward is being offered for the recovery of a painting by Turner.
4 N‑UNCOUNT You talk about the recovery of someone's physical or mental state when they return to this state. □ [+ of ] …the abrupt loss and recovery of consciousness.
5 PHRASE If someone is in recovery , they are being given a course of treatment to help them recover from something such as a drug habit or mental illness. □ …Carole, an addict in recovery. COLLOCATIONS recovery NOUN
1
adjective + recovery : full, remarkable, speedy, slow
2
adjective + recovery : economic, global, strong, sustained
noun + recovery : market
re|cre|ate /riː krie I t/ (recreates , recreating , recreated ) VERB If you recreate something, you succeed in making it exist or seem to exist in a different time or place to its original time or place. □ [V n] I am trying to recreate family life far from home.
rec|rea|tion (recreations ) Pronounced /re krie I ʃ ə n/ for meaning 1 . Pronounced /riː krie I ʃ ə n/ and hyphenated re+crea+tion for meaning 2 . 1 N‑VAR Recreation consists of things that you do in your spare time to relax. □ Saturday afternoon is for recreation and outings.
2 N‑COUNT A recreation of something is the process of making it exist or seem to exist again in a different time or place. □ [+ of ] This show from Scorsese and Mick Jagger is a stunning recreation of 1970s New York.
rec|rea|tion|al /re krie I ʃən ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Recreational means relating to things people do in their spare time to relax. □ …parks and other recreational facilities. □ …the recreational use of the countryside.
re c|rea |tion|al dru g (recreational drugs ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] Recreational drugs are drugs that people take occasionally for enjoyment, especially when they are spending time socially with other people. □ Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use. □ …recreational drugs, such as marijuana.
rec|rea |tion|al ve |hi|cle (recreational vehicles ) N‑COUNT A recreational vehicle is a large vehicle that you can live in. The abbreviation RV is also used. [mainly AM ]
re|crimi|na|tion /r I kr I m I ne I ʃ ə n/ (recriminations ) N‑VAR Recriminations are accusations that two people or groups make about each other. □ The bitter rows and recriminations have finally ended the relationship.
re|cruit ◆◇◇ /r I kruː t/ (recruits , recruiting , recruited )
1 VERB If you recruit people for an organization, you select them and persuade them to join it or work for it. □ [V n] The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian officers. □ [V n + to/for ] In recruiting students to Computer Systems Engineering, the University looks for evidence of all-round ability. □ [V n to-inf] The museum is now hoping to recruit volunteers to help with its running. ● re|cruit|er (recruiters ) N‑COUNT □ …a Marine recruiter. ● re|cruit|ing N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] □ A bomb exploded at an army recruiting office.
2 N‑COUNT A recruit is a person who has recently joined an organization or an army.
re|cruit|ment /r I kruː tmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT The recruitment of workers, soldiers, or members is the act or process of selecting them for an organization or army and persuading them to join. □ [+ of ] …the examination system for the recruitment of civil servants.
re|crui t|ment con|su lt|ant (recruitment consultants ) N‑COUNT A recruitment consultant is a person or service that helps professional people to find work by introducing them to potential employers. [BUSINESS ]
rec|tal /re ktəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Rectal means relating to the rectum. [MEDICAL ] □ …rectal cancer.
rec|tan|gle /re ktæŋg ə l/ (rectangles ) N‑COUNT A rectangle is a four-sided shape whose corners are all ninety degree angles. Each side of a rectangle is the same length as the one opposite to it.