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Common collocations with recover in American Collocation

recover verb

US /rɪˈkʌvər/

quickly

quickly
rapidly
speedily

He recovered rapidly, and Edith decided to train as a nurse.

slowly

gradually
slowly

He was slowly recovering from his wounds.

completely

completely
fully
properly
successfully

All will change when I fully recover from my surgery.

Despite initial problems in the banking sector, the economy recovered successfully from one of the worst recessions in the last 100 years.

after a certain period

eventually
never
soon

It is important to note that most people eventually recover from the illness.

partly

enough
partially
sufficiently

Four months after my stroke, I was recovered enough to take on voluntary work.

from illness, injury, or medical treatment

anaesthetic
illness
infection
injury
operation
stroke
surgery
trauma
wounds

People recover from most minor illnesses by themselves and don’t need to be seen by a doctor.

from a difficult or bad experience

crash
crisis
disaster
ordeal
recession
setback
shock
war

Manufacturing industry has never fully recovered from the setbacks of recent years.