recovering

1. To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

   After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.

2. To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person)

   They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.

3. To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).

   At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength.

4. To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.

   The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.

5. To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process

   to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing

6. To reach (a place), arrive at.
7. To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
8. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.

   to recover lost time

9. To get better, to regain health or prosperity

   I lost out in the deal, but I quickly recovered financially

10. To regain one's composure, balance etc.

    Spinning round, he caught a stone with his ankle, but recovered quickly before turning to face me.

1. To cover again.
2. (roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

noun

The process or the instance of recovery.