recover

sich erholen, genesen

Nach einer Krankheit, Verletzung oder belastenden Erfahrung wieder gesund werden oder sich besser fühlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become well again after illness, injury, or an upsetting experience.

• I hope you recover soon.
• She recovered from her illness at home.
• It took him several minutes to recover from the shock.

So benutzt man es: recover from something (He recovered from the operation in six weeks.)

Synonyme: get better, heal

Gegenteile: worsen

Häufige Wendungen: recover from something, recover fully, recover quickly

sich erholen

Nach einer schwierigen Zeit oder einer schädlichen Veränderung wieder einen normalen oder besseren Zustand erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: To return to a normal or better state after a difficult period or harmful change.

• Sales are beginning to recover.
• The economy recovered faster than expected.
• Will the market recover before the end of the year?

So benutzt man es: recover from something (The business is recovering from a difficult year.)

Synonyme: improve, bounce back

Gegenteile: decline, worsen

Häufige Wendungen: economy recover, recover from something, recover slowly

wiederbekommen, zurückgewinnen, bergen

Etwas wiedererlangen, das verloren, gestohlen oder nicht verfügbar war.

In einfachem Englisch: To get back something that was lost, stolen, or unavailable.

• Police recovered my stolen bike.
• Can you recover the deleted files?
• Divers recovered several objects from the wreck.

So benutzt man es: recover something from somewhere (Police recovered the bike from a garage.)

Synonyme: retrieve, regain, get back

Gegenteile: lose

Häufige Wendungen: recover stolen goods, recover lost files, recover something from somewhere

zurückbekommen, wieder hereinholen

Geld wiedererlangen, das man ausgegeben, investiert oder verloren hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To get back money that you spent, invested, or lost.

• We hope to recover our costs.
• She sued the company to recover damages.
• The business recovered its initial investment within two years.

So benutzt man es: recover something from someone (They recovered the repair costs from the insurance company.)

Synonyme: recoup, get back

Gegenteile: lose

Häufige Wendungen: recover costs, recover damages, recover an investment

bergen, retten

Eine Person oder Sache aus einem gefährlichen oder schwer zugänglichen Ort herausholen.

In einfachem Englisch: To bring a person or thing out of a dangerous or difficult place.

• They recovered two survivors from the wreckage.
• Divers hope to recover the missing equipment.
• Was anyone recovered alive from the collapsed building?

So benutzt man es: recover someone/something from something (Divers recovered the driver from the submerged car.)

Synonyme: rescue, retrieve, salvage

Häufige Wendungen: recover someone, recover something, recover from wreckage

neu beziehen, wieder bedecken

Etwas mit einer neuen Hülle versehen oder seine bisherige Abdeckung wieder auflegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put a new cover over something, or put its cover back on.

• We decided to recover the sofa.
• She recovered the old chair with fresh fabric.
• Please recover the dish after taking a piece.

So benutzt man es: recover something with something (We recovered the chair with blue fabric.)

Synonyme: re-cover

Häufige Wendungen: recover a chair, recover with something, recover a sofa