Recobró

Recobró is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb recobrar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). The verb recobrar means to regain or recover something that was lost or diminished, such as health, memory, energy, or possession. It can be used in literal senses (recobrar la salud) or in figurative ones (recobrar la esperanza, recobrar la confianza).

Recobrar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito indefinido, its main forms are: yo recobré, tú recobraste, él/ella/usted recobró, nosotros recobramos, vosotros recobrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes recobraron. Other tenses follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern (por ejemplo, recobraba, recobrará, etc.).

Usage notes: Recobró often conveys a return to a previous state after an interruption or setback, with a nuance of reestablishing what was lost. It tends to be somewhat more formal or literary than the synonym recuperar, which is broader in everyday use. Both verbs can be used for physical recovery, restoration of conditions, or regaining non-tangible things like confidence or reputation, but recobrar emphasizes the restoration of something that was temporarily unavailable or diminished.

Examples: Después del accidente, recobró la conciencia. El equipo recobró la ventaja en la segunda mitad. Con el tiempo, recobró su fe en el proyecto.

See also: recuperar, recobro, recobrandote (note: verify usage in context).