recobrar

/xekoˈbɾaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
recobro
preterite (eu)
recobrei
past participle
recobrado

Meaning

  1. to recover

    • Recobrou a saúde.

      He regained his health.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

recuperar

recobrar and recuperar are close synonyms for "to recover"; recobrar is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

German

genesen

genesen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to recover."

Spanish

recobrar

recobrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to recover."

Spanish

recuperar

recuperar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to recover."

Practice

1 What does recobrar mean?

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