Spanish word

recobrar

Pronunciation

IPA/rekoˈβɾaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbget back

Example

Perdí mi cartera, pero luego la recobré.

I lost my wallet, but then I got it back.

Illustration for recobrar (get back)

More examples

Después de la terapia, empezó a recobrar la salud poco a poco.

After therapy, she began to regain health little by little.

Core concept

A lost document being handed back to its owner.

Common phrases

  • recobrar la salud

    regain health

  • recobrar el aliento

    catch one's breath

  • recobrar la esperanza

    regain hope

  • recobrar el equilibrio

    regain balance

Similar words

recuperar: Recovers a lost item by finding or retrieving it.
devolver: Gives an item back to its original owner.
recoger: Picks up an item left somewhere and takes it into hand.
reponerse: Recovers health or strength after illness or fatigue.

Definition in Spanish

Lograr otra vez la posesión de algo perdido o restituir una condición anterior; también aparecer como recobrarse cuando quien pierde algo (fuerzas, conciencia) lo recupera.

Word origin

Built from the prefix re- 'again' and cobrar 'to take/receive', where cobrar supplies the notion of getting so recobrar means to get again or recover.

Usage tips

  • Spanish typically uses the reflexive recobrarse for a person regaining awareness or strength, whereas the nonreflexive recobrar more often appears with objects such as cartera or documento.

Other meanings

  • recoververb

Opposites

Related words

  • recobradorecoveredadjective
  • recobrorecoverynoun

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