Convalesce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get over an illness or shock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪbwɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnvəlˌɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnvəlˌɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪbwɜːk/.

Examples

The patient is recuperating

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recover recuperate

Antonyms

deteriorate

Parts of Speech

verb	get over an illness or shock “The patient is recuperating”

Word Forms

recuperative	adjective	promoting recuperation
recuperation	noun	gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recovery	noun	gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
convalescent	adjective	returning to health after illness or debility
convalescent	noun	a person who is recovering from illness
convalescence	noun	gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genesen

eine Krankheit oder einen Schock überwinden

🇫🇷French

convalescence

surmonter une maladie ou un choc

🇪🇸Spanish

convalecer

superar una enfermedad o un shock

🇮🇹Italian

convalescenza

superare una malattia o uno shock

🇳🇱Dutch

herstellen

over een ziekte of shock heen komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

convalescer

superar uma doença ou choque

🇷🇺Russian

выздоравливать

преодолеть болезнь или потрясение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अच्छा हो जाना

किसी बीमारी या सदमे से उबरना

🇧🇩Bengali

সুস্থ হওয়া

একটি অসুস্থতা বা শক কাটিয়ে উঠুন

🇮🇳Tamil

குணமடைகின்றன

ஒரு நோய் அல்லது அதிர்ச்சியிலிருந்து விடுபடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోలుకుంటారు

అనారోగ్యం లేదా షాక్ నుండి బయటపడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बरा होणे

आजारपण किंवा धक्का बसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વસ્થ થવું

માંદગી અથવા આઘાતમાંથી બહાર નીકળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಆಘಾತದಿಂದ ಹೊರಬರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഖം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു അസുഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആഘാതം മറികടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੀਕ ਹੋਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਦਮੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

صحت یاب ہونا

کسی بیماری یا صدمے پر قابو پانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疗养

克服疾病或休克

🇯🇵Japanese

回復する

病気やショックを乗り越える

🇰🇷Korean

회복하다

질병이나 충격을 극복하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình phục

vượt qua bệnh tật hoặc cú sốc

🇹🇭Thai

พักฟื้น

หายจากอาการป่วยหรืออาการช็อค

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjadi sehat kembali

mengatasi penyakit atau syok

🇵🇭Filipino

gumaling

malampasan ang isang sakit o pagkabigla

🇲🇾Malay

sembuh

mengatasi penyakit atau kejutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقاهة

التغلب على المرض أو الصدمة

🇮🇷Persian

بهبودی

بر بیماری یا شوک غلبه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileşmek

bir hastalığı veya şoku atlatmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחלִים

להתגבר על מחלה או הלם

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