A liquid discharge apparatus includes a carriage on which are exchangeably mounted a recording discharging portion, for which is formed a recording liquid discharging port from which a recording liquid is discharged, and a processing liquid discharging portion, for which is formed a processing liquid discharging port from which a processing liquid is discharged to process the recording liquid, a dedicated recording liquid recovery member for, when the carriage is halted, performing a recovery process on a face in which the recording liquid discharging port is formed, and a processing liquid recovery member dedicated for, when the carriage is halted, performing a recovery process on a face in which the processing liquid discharging port is formed. In this apparatus, the processing liquid recovery member is moved separately from the recording liquid recovery member in a direction that differs from a direction in which the carriage moves, so as to be retractable from the face in which the recording liquid discharging port is formed.