To make one’s way; to come; to arrive.

To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the
plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

To rescue; to deliver.

To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be
restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after
misfortune, alarm, etc.; – often followed by of or from; as, to
recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.

To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to
come to.

To overcome; to get the better of, – as a state of
mind or body.

To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of;
to win back; to regain.

To cover again.

To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to
bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.

To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for
injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and
costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of
law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by
legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.