Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grow better after sickness; make progress toward the recovery of health.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
recover health andstrength gradually aftersickness orweakness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb get over an illness or shock
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I mean, it was really -- it gives the President an additional day to convalesce, which is a good thing.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1997
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The journey to Italy must be given up; she was not in condition to be brought home, and she reluctantly resigned herself to remain where she was and "convalesce," as she confidently believed, in the spring.
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 Emma Lazarus 1868
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The journey to Italy must be given up; she was not in condition to be brought home, and she reluctantly resigned herself to remain where she was and "convalesce," as she confidently believed, in the spring.
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Emma Lazarus 1868
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Within 48 hours, he was airlifted to Bethesda Naval Hospital and 16 days later he talked his way out and went home to convalesce.
Hunting With SEALs Karl Rove 2011
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On Sunday, Mr. Mubarak was transferred from the coastal resort city of Sharm El Sheikh to a military hospital in Cairo, where the 82-year-old will convalesce in police custody after he suffered heart trouble last week.
Egypt's Former Ruling Party Dissolved—But Not Defunct Matt Bradley 2011
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Though still strong, his body did not convalesce as swiftly as it once had.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Though still strong, his body did not convalesce as swiftly as it once had.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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The wounded warrior program provides a place for Marines with more minor combat injuries to convalesce before returning to active duty.
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Though still strong, his body did not convalesce as swiftly as it once had.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Though still strong, his body did not convalesce as swiftly as it once had.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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