recovering

The word “recovering” means the process of getting better or getting something back. In plain terms, in the middle of getting better, often used for illness or addiction.

Here is “recovering” used in a sentence: “Doctors say her recovering is going well.”

Depending on how it is used, “recovering” can be a noun and an adjective.

“Recovering” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Recovering” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the process of getting better or getting something back.

Recovering describes someone who is currently in the process of getting better, while recovered describes someone who has fully returned to health or a previous state. A 'recovering patient' is still healing, whereas a 'recovered patient' has finished the process.

Describing someone as a recovering addict means they are actively working through the process of overcoming addiction, typically implying ongoing effort rather than a finished outcome. The term acknowledges that recovery from addiction is often treated as an continuing process rather than a single completed event.

Yes, recovering can function as a noun referring to the process of getting better or getting something back, as in 'the recovering of lost data,' as well as an adjective describing someone in that process, as in 'a recovering economy.' The adjective use is far more common in everyday speech.