"convalesce" meaning in English

See convalesce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ [UK], /ˌkɑn.vəˈlɛs/ [US] Audio: en-us-convalesce.ogg [US] Forms: convalesces [present, singular, third-person], convalescing [participle, present], convalesced [participle, past], convalesced [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|convalesco|convalēscere}} Latin convalēscere Head templates: {{en-verb}} convalesce (third-person singular simple present convalesces, present participle convalescing, simple past and past participle convalesced)
  1. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness. Derived forms: reconvalesce Related terms (terms derived from the same Latin verb): convalescence [noun], convalescency [dated, noun], convalescent (english: adjective/noun) Translations (to recover): sağalmaq (Azerbaijani), оздравявам (ozdravjavam) (Bulgarian), възстановявам се (văzstanovjavam se) (Bulgarian), 療養 /疗养 (liáoyǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), zotavit se (Czech), uzdravit se (Czech), toipua (Finnish), genesen (German), lábadozik (Hungarian), mātūtū (Māori), tumahu (Māori), convalescer (Portuguese), выздора́вливать (vyzdorávlivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́здороветь (výzdorovetʹ) [perfective] (Russian), поправля́ться (popravljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), попра́виться (poprávitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), convalecer (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to recover",
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