convalesce
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weaknessTo recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
» I'm still convalescing.
Meaning
1 sensesTo recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.
genesen
выздора́вливатьvyzdorávlivatʹ, вы́здороветьvýzdorovetʹ, поправля́тьсяpopravljátʹsja
- get over an illness or shock
Examples
5 sentencesI'm still convalescing.
Tom convalesced near the ocean after his illness.
My grandmother is convalescing in a nursing home.
Tom helped Mary convalesce.
ruТом помог Мэри выздороветь.
He was allowed to walk around the hospital while he was convalescing from his illness.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inFrom Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”).
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Forms
convalesces, convalescing, convalesced, convalesced| Base form | convalesce · to convalesce |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | convalesces |
| Present participle | convalescing |
| Past simple | convalesced |
| Past participle | convalesced |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- get over an illness or shock:recuperaterecover-v
Word 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
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle