To get back

• retrieve

  1. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
  2. To go to and bring or escort back (someone):
  3. To search for, find, and bring back:

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  1. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
  2. To go to and bring or escort back (someone):
  3. To search for, find, and bring back:

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• repossess

  1. To regain possession of.
  2. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.
  3. To give back possession to.

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  1. To regain possession of.
  2. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.
  3. To give back possession to.

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• regain

  1. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back:
  2. To occupy again:
  3. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back:

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  1. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back:
  2. To occupy again:
  3. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back:

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• recoup

  1. To get back; recover or regain:
  2. To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment):
  3. To restore; replenish:

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  1. To get back; recover or regain:
  2. To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment):
  3. To restore; replenish:

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To extricate from an undesirable state

• salvage

  1. The rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck.
  2. The ship or cargo saved in such a rescue.
  3. Award given to those who aid in such a rescue when under no obligation to do so, especially in the form of a portion of the cargo.

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  1. The rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck.
  2. The ship or cargo saved in such a rescue.
  3. Award given to those who aid in such a rescue when under no obligation to do so, especially in the form of a portion of the cargo.

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• rescue

  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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• redeem

  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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• reclaim

  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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To regain one's health

• recuperate

  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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• rally

  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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• perk up

  1. To become more lively or enthusiastic or upright.

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  1. To become more lively or enthusiastic or upright.

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• improve

  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• convalesce

  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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• come around

  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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To obtain again

• seize

  1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab:
  2. To take by force; capture or conquer:
  3. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate:

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  1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab:
  2. To take by force; capture or conquer:
  3. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate:

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• replevy

  1. To regain possession of (personal property) by a writ of replevin.
  2. A replevin.

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  1. To regain possession of (personal property) by a writ of replevin.
  2. A replevin.

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• replevin

  1. An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
  2. The writ or procedure of such an action.
  3. To replevy.

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  1. An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
  2. The writ or procedure of such an action.
  3. To replevy.

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• catch up

  1. An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead:
  2. An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard:

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  1. An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead:
  2. An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard:

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• resume

  1. To begin or take up again after interruption:
  2. To assume, take, or occupy again:
  3. To take on or take back again:

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  1. To begin or take up again after interruption:
  2. To assume, take, or occupy again:
  3. To take on or take back again:

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• rediscover

  1. To discover again or independently of someone who has made a prior discovery.

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  1. To discover again or independently of someone who has made a prior discovery.

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• reacquire

  1. acquire again

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  1. acquire again

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• win-back

  1. (idiomatic) to win money that has been lost.
  2. (idiomatic) To regain favour (with)
  3. (idiomatic) To get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.

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  1. (idiomatic) to win money that has been lost.
  2. (idiomatic) To regain favour (with)
  3. (idiomatic) To get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.

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• bring-back

  1. To fetch something.
  2. To cause someone to remember something from the past.
  3. To reenact an old rule or law.

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  1. To fetch something.
  2. To cause someone to remember something from the past.
  3. To reenact an old rule or law.

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• repossess

  1. To regain possession of.
  2. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.
  3. To give back possession to.

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  1. To regain possession of.
  2. To reclaim possession of for failure to make payments due.
  3. To give back possession to.

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• recapture

  1. The act of retaking or recovering.
  2. The condition of having been retaken or recovered.
  3. The act or an instance of retaking booty or goods.

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  1. The act of retaking or recovering.
  2. The condition of having been retaken or recovered.
  3. The act or an instance of retaking booty or goods.

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• find again

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• rescue

  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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  1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save.
  2. To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.
  3. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

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• salvage

  1. The rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck.
  2. The ship or cargo saved in such a rescue.
  3. Award given to those who aid in such a rescue when under no obligation to do so, especially in the form of a portion of the cargo.

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  1. The rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck.
  2. The ship or cargo saved in such a rescue.
  3. Award given to those who aid in such a rescue when under no obligation to do so, especially in the form of a portion of the cargo.

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• redeem

  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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  1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum:
  2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.

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• reclaim

  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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  1. To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back:
  2. To require or deserve again:
  3. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation:

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• recoup

  1. To get back; recover or regain:
  2. To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment):
  3. To restore; replenish:

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  1. To get back; recover or regain:
  2. To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment):
  3. To restore; replenish:

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• retrieve

  1. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
  2. To go to and bring or escort back (someone):
  3. To search for, find, and bring back:

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  1. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
  2. To go to and bring or escort back (someone):
  3. To search for, find, and bring back:

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• get-back

  1. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
  2. To retrieve, to have an item returned.
  3. To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

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  1. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
  2. To retrieve, to have an item returned.
  3. To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

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• regain

  1. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back:
  2. To occupy again:
  3. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back:

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  1. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back:
  2. To occupy again:
  3. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back:

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To improve one's condition

• make a name

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• become something

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• make a comeback

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• make money

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• produce

  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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• bounce back

  1. Objects in a touchscreen appearing to spring back into view when scrolled too far off the end of the screen. Apple's bounce back patent for the iPhone was a major issue in the Apple-Samsung patent trial of 2012, in which Apple was awarded USD $1 billion in damages.

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  1. Objects in a touchscreen appearing to spring back into view when scrolled too far off the end of the screen. Apple's bounce back patent for the iPhone was a major issue in the Apple-Samsung patent trial of 2012, in which Apple was awarded USD $1 billion in damages.

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• pick up

  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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• forge-ahead

  1. To move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)

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  1. To move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)

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• collect

  1. To bring together in a group or mass; gather:
  2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study:
  3. To call for and obtain payment of:

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  1. To bring together in a group or mass; gather:
  2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study:
  3. To call for and obtain payment of:

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• grow

  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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• reach

  1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend:
  2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending:
  3. To arrive at; attain:

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  1. To stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend:
  2. To touch or grasp by stretching out or extending:
  3. To arrive at; attain:

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• make up for

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• realize

  1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
  2. To bring into reality; make real:
  3. To make realistic:

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  1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
  2. To bring into reality; make real:
  3. To make realistic:

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• better

  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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• increase

  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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To regain health

• return-to-form

  1. (idiomatic) A return to a former, brilliant state.
  2. (idiomatic) To go back to a better, original state.

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  1. (idiomatic) A return to a former, brilliant state.
  2. (idiomatic) To go back to a better, original state.

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• be out of the woods

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• get-through

  1. To overcome; to endure.
  2. To complete; to finish.

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  1. To overcome; to endure.
  2. To complete; to finish.

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• pull through

  1. A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.
  2. to come through pain and trouble through perseverance
  3. to clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through

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  1. A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.
  2. to come through pain and trouble through perseverance
  3. to clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through

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• snap out of it

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• sober-up

  1. To become sober

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  1. To become sober

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• feel like a new person

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• get back in shape

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• get back on one's feet

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• get-back

  1. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
  2. To retrieve, to have an item returned.
  3. To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

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  1. (intransitive) Return to where one came from.
  2. To retrieve, to have an item returned.
  3. To do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

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• be reanimated

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• revive

  1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate:
  2. To give new health, strength, or spirit to:
  3. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice:

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  1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate:
  2. To give new health, strength, or spirit to:
  3. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice:

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• gain strength

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• perk up

  1. To become more lively or enthusiastic or upright.

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  1. To become more lively or enthusiastic or upright.

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• overcome

  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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  1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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• get-the-better-of

  1. (idiomatic) To overwhelm or overcome
  2. (idiomatic) To trick or con.
  3. (idiomatic) To gain an advantage over.

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  1. (idiomatic) To overwhelm or overcome
  2. (idiomatic) To trick or con.
  3. (idiomatic) To gain an advantage over.

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• get out of danger

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• come out of it

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• be oneself again

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• be restored

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• come to

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
  3. To total; to amount to.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
  3. To total; to amount to.

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• come back

  1. (intransitive) To return to a place.

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  1. (intransitive) To return to a place.

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• come around

  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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• get-over

  1. (idiomatic) To overcome
  2. (idiomatic) To recover (from)
  3. (idiomatic) To forget and move on

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  1. (idiomatic) To overcome
  2. (idiomatic) To recover (from)
  3. (idiomatic) To forget and move on

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• heal

  1. To restore to health or soundness; cure:
  2. To ease or relieve (emotional distress):
  3. To set right; repair:

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  1. To restore to health or soundness; cure:
  2. To ease or relieve (emotional distress):
  3. To set right; repair:

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• convalesce

  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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• improve

  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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• recuperate

  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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• get-well

  1. Expressing wishes for one's recovery:

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  1. Expressing wishes for one's recovery:

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• get-better

  1. (literally) To improve.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

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  1. (literally) To improve.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

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• rally

  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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