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Understanding meaning

Recovery comes from the word recover and can have two different meanings.

One meaning of recovery is that something improves and returns to normal or becomes better than it was before.

For example:

This new machine can help people who break their legs to make a full recovery.

Many countries are already showing signs of recovery after the economic crisis in September 2008.

Which answers below are closest in meaning to recovery? Choose the 3 correct answers.

improvement

getting better

return to a normal state

getting worse