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recovering

USri-KUV-ur-ing/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/UKri-KUV-uh-ring/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

Noun pluralrecoverings

2 meanings of recovering

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of recover. Use this form for something happening now, often after "is" or "are."

    She is recovering well after her surgery.

    The team is recovering from a tough loss.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of getting something back, or of returning to a normal or healthy state.

    Like a phone slowly charging back up to full power.

    The recovering of the lost cargo took the crew several days.

    His recovering after the accident was slow but steady.

    Similarrecovery, retrieval, restoration

    Oppositeloss

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recovering is a form of recover

recover, verb: To get better after being sick, hurt, or in trouble. Full entry

Forms
recoverrecovers he/she/itrecovering -ing formrecovered past tense, past participle
Spelling
recover → recovering: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English recoveryng, made from the word "recover" plus "-ing".