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English word

recover

B2Academic AWL-6Frequent NGSL-2
UK /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/US /rɪˈkʌvər/
verb

to get well again after being ill, hurt, etc.

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I would like to thank my nurses, doctors, and the staff of the hospitals in Pakistan and the UK, and the UAE government who have helped me to get better and recover

Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)

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