Catch
Catch verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Usage example: you'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot
Recover
Recover verb - To get again in one's possession.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Alto manages to recover and catch her, saving her from a fatal fall.
Source: The Show Must Go On - The Immune: It is stated several times that those who catch the plague and recover never catch it again.
Source: Literature / World Without End - By the time they recover you've left them so far behind that they can't hope to catch up.
Source: Video Game / Hardwar
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