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recovery
verbs
make a recovery
• She has since made a complete recovery.
speed (up) sb’s recovery
(= make them recover more quickly )
• She believes that a holiday would speed my recovery.
aid sb’s recovery
(= help someone to recover )
• Although it is not a cure, the drug can aid recovery.
adjectives
a full/complete recovery
• She was severely injured but made a full recovery.
a good/satisfactory recovery
• He is making a good recovery from a knee injury.
a remarkable/amazing/miraculous recovery
• Doctors have every confidence that Laura will continue her remarkable recovery.
a speedy/quick/swift recovery
• We wish him a speedy recovery.
recovery 2
adjectives
an economic recovery
• The U.S. is showing solid signs of an economic recovery.
a sustained recovery
(= that continues for a long time )
• Will these policies provide a basis for sustained recovery and sustained growth?
a modest recovery
(= not very great )
• On the foreign exchanges the pound managed a modest recovery from Thursday’s slump.
a slow recovery
• A slow recovery in the hotel market is likely to hold back the company’s profits.
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noun ADJ. amazing, astonishing, dramatic, excellent, miraculous, remarkable | good, satisfactory, significant, strong, substantial | complete, full | limited, modest, partial The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down. | fragile | fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift | gradual, slow | steady | faltering | eventual | continuing, lasting, long-term, sustained | spontaneous | national | economic, industrial, physical, political | price, profits | post-war VERB + RECOVERY achieve, make, stage Many people make remarkable recoveries after strokes. | aid, speed (up), stimulate A holiday would speed his recovery. a reduction in interest rates to stimulate global economic recovery | delay, hamper, hinder | wish sb We wish them all a speedy recovery. RECOVERY + VERB be on the way, come The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way (= recovery will occur soon). | be … way off Unemployment is high and economic recovery is still a long way off (= it will be a long time until recovery). | be underway, occur, take place | continue RECOVERY + NOUN time His injuries have returned as there was insufficient recovery time between matches. | period, phase | process | plan, programme | room After the operation she was taken to the recovery room. | position Continue resuscitation until the person starts breathing and then place them in the recovery position. PREP. beyond ~ The region has been damaged by acid rain and rivers are fouled almost beyond recovery. | in ~ He's in recovery from the disease. | ~ from recovery from his illness | ~ in the recent recovery in consumer spending | ~ to a slow recovery to full health PHRASES be on the road to recovery She is well on the road to recovery (= making good progress towards recovery). | hopes/prospects of recovery, a sign of recovery The economy is showing the first signs of recovery.
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