make a recovery

Meaning

This formal collocation means to become healthy, active, or successful again after an illness, injury, or a period of decline. It is often paired with adjectives like 'full,' 'speedy,' or 'miraculous' to describe the nature of the healing process.

Examples

• Doctors are optimistic that the patient will make a full recovery.

  Doctors are optimistic that the patient will make a full recovery.

• The athlete made a speedy recovery and returned to training last week.

  The athlete made a speedy recovery and returned to training last week.

• Despite the severity of the accident, he made a complete recovery.

  Despite the severity of the accident, he made a complete recovery.

• We all hope your grandmother makes a quick recovery from her surgery.

  We all hope your grandmother makes a quick recovery from her surgery.

• It was a miracle that the business made such a strong recovery after the crisis.

  It was a miracle that the business made such a strong recovery after the crisis.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He did a good recovery after the accident.

  ✓ He made a good recovery after the accident.

  The correct verb collocation is 'make a recovery,' not 'do a recovery.'

• ✗ I hope you get a recovery soon.

  ✓ I hope you make a recovery soon. / I hope you recover soon.

  The verb 'get' is not used with the noun 'recovery' in this context. Use 'make a recovery' or simply the verb 'recover'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The doctor is very confident that the patient will ___.

  💡 To get healthy again (formal phrase).

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  make a recovery

• With proper rest, most patients will ___ within a few days.

  💡 To get well again (formal collocation).

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  make a recovery