1. having regained health, strength, or normal condition after illness or difficulty
2. having been found or gotten back after being lost

1. past tense and past participle of recover; regained health, strength, or normal condition
2. past tense and past participle of recover; got back something that was lost, stolen, or taken

Examples

• She recovered from the flu after a week of rest.
• The police recovered the stolen jewelry from the suspect’s house.
• He is now fully recovered and back to work.
• The recovered data was saved to a new hard drive.
• The patient recovered quickly after the surgery.
• They recovered their lost luggage at the airport.
• The recovered painting was returned to the museum.