bounce back
bounce back · bounces back · bounced back · bouncing back
преодолеть, преодолевать, смириться
überwinden, verschmerzen
To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damageTo recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.
» Tom bounced back.
Том выздоровел.
Том здоровий знову.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.
We thought he'd die from the crash, but he bounced back to normal after 10 days in hospital.
(Internet, intransitive)Of an email message, to be returned to the sender because it is undeliverable.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bounce, back.
More definitions
- improve in health
Examples
19 sentencesTom bounced back.
Том здоровий знову. — Ahha
ruТом выздоровел. — odexed
We just have to bounce back.
Tom knows how to bounce back.
You'll bounce back.
I know we'll bounce back.
Forms
bounces back, bouncing back, bounced back, bounced back| Base form | bounce back · to bounce back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bounces back |
| Present participle | bouncing back |
| Past simple | bounced back |
| Past participle | bounced back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb