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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
recover
/ɹɪˈkʌvə/
verb1 of 2
to become healthy after an illness or injury; to get better
- “He has completely recovered and can go back to work.”Tatoeba
- “A knife covered in blood was recovered at the crime scene.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)