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Prepositions with recovery

Which prepositions go with recovery?

Recovery combines with different prepositions depending on meaning. Recovery from and recovery of are especially common.

Quick answer

Common uses

Use recovery from for illness, damage, or setbacks. Use recovery of for getting something back. Use recovery in to describe improvement in an area, and during recovery for actions happening while someone or something recovers.

Her recovery from surgery was quick.
The recovery of stolen data took weeks.
Sales showed recovery in the final quarter.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
recovery from + problem

Improving after illness or difficulty

Use from for the source of harm or difficulty.

He made a full recovery from the infection.
2
recovery of + thing

Getting something back

Use of for objects, money, data, or losses that are restored.

Police confirmed the recovery of the missing vehicle.
3
recovery in + area

Improvement in a sector or activity

Use in before the area showing improvement.

There was strong recovery in tourism.
4
during recovery

Actions happening while recovering

Use during to describe events in the recovery period.

Patients should rest during recovery from treatment.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
recovery from
Recovery from injury may take months.
improvement after a problem
recovery of
The recovery of lost files was successful.
getting something back
recovery in
Recovery in exports helped the economy.
improvement within an area
recovery to
Prices returned to pre-crisis levels after recovery.
to usually belongs to another verb, not directly to recovery
recovery for
The treatment supports recovery for stroke patients.
for can introduce the affected group

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using recovery to directly before a problem

English usually uses recovery from for illness or setbacks.

✕ recovery to illness ✓ recovery from illness

Confusing recovery of with recovery from

Of means getting something back; from means improving after harm.

✕ recovery of surgery ✓ recovery from surgery

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. Her recovery ___ the accident was slow.
2. The recovery ___ the missing files took days.
3. There has been recovery ___ the housing market.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more common: recovery from or recovery of?

Both are common but have different meanings. Recovery from means healing or improvement, while recovery of means getting something back.

Can I use during recovery?

Yes. It refers to actions or events happening while recovery is taking place.

Is recovery to correct?

Usually recovery is followed by from or of. To often belongs to another part of the sentence.

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