To regain; to get or obtain that which was lost; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover a town or territory which an enemy had taken; to recover sight or senses; to recover health or strength after sickness. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 7 Samuel 30:18.

To restore from sickness; as, to recover one from leprosy. Kings 5:3.

To revive from apparent death; as, to recover a drowned man.

To regain by reparation; to repair the loss of, or to repair an injury done by neglect; as, to recover lost time. Good men have lapses and failings to lament and recover.

To regain a former state by liberation from capture or possession. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil. Timothy 2:26.

To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and cost ina suit at law.

To reach; to come to. The forest is not three leagues off; if we recover that, we’re sure enough.

To obtain title to by judgment in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery.

To regain health after sickness; to grow well; followed by of or from. Go, inquire of Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2 Kings 1:2.

To regain a former state or condition after misfortune; as, to recover from a state of poverty or depression.

To obtain a judgment in law; to succeed in a lawsuit. The plaintiff has recovered in his suit.