C2verb · transitive · rare

recuperate

recuperate · recuperates · recuperated · recuperating

повертатися

вернуться, брать начало, возвращаться

zurückgehen, zurückfahren

To recover, especially from an illnessTo recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).

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/ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/

» Tom needs to stay in bed if he wants to recuperate.

Том должен оставаться в постели, если хочет выздороветь.

Том должен оставаться в постели, если хочет поправиться.

Том должен оставаться в постели, если хочет восстановиться после болезни.

Meaning

4 senses

(intransitive)To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
get over an illness or shock
(transitive)To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
restore to good health or strength
(transitive)To recover; to regain.
regain or make up for
To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.

Examples

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Tom needs to stay in bed if he wants to recuperate.
ruТом должен оставаться в постели, если хочет выздороветь.
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Tom is recuperating at home.
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Have you recuperated?
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Tom has recuperated.
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Tom is recuperating.
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recove

Borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recover”). Doublet of recover. The pronunciation without /j/ may have been influenced by the semantically similar, but etymologically distinct verb recoup.

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Forms

recuperates, recuperating, recuperated, recuperated

Base form	recuperate · to recuperate
3rd person singular	recuperates
Present participle	recuperating
Past simple	recuperated
Past participle	recuperated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	recuperate
he, she, it	recuperates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

recuperated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have recuperated
he, she, it	has recuperated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will recuperate

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

get over an illness or shock:recover-v convalesce
regain a former condition after a financial loss:recover-v go back
regain or make up for:recover-v recoup

Antonyms

1 antonyms

deteriorate

Word family

Derivedrecuperator unrecuperated

Lessons 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