pull round
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Definition
Verb (phrasal verb): - To recover from an illness or a difficult situation; to regain health or strength after a period of weakness or adversity.
Usage
This phrasal verb is used to describe the process of improving in health or condition after a serious illness, injury, or setback. It is often used in medical or personal recovery contexts.
Examples
- After a week in the hospital, she finally began to pull round. (She started to recover her health.)
- The doctors are confident he will pull round from the surgery. (He is expected to recover.)
- It took the company several years to pull round after the financial crisis. (The company recovered from the crisis.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb can be used both transitively and intransitively. When used transitively, it takes an object (e.g., "pull someone round"). When intransitive, no object is used (e.g., "someone pulls round").
- Intransitive: "We waited anxiously for him to pull round after the accident."
- Transitive: "Good nursing and care helped pull him round."
Variants and Related Words
- Pull through: A very close synonym, also meaning to recover from a serious illness or difficulty. ("The patient is expected to pull through.")
- Recover (from): A more formal, single-word synonym. ("She is recovering from the flu.")
- Get over: A more informal phrasal verb, often used for illnesses or emotional setbacks. ("It took him a long time to get over the loss.")
Synonyms
- Recover
- Recuperate
- Get better
- Rally
- Bounce back
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Pull through: To survive or recover from a serious illness or difficult situation. Often implies a more critical or life-threatening circumstance.
- It was touch and go, but she pulled through in the end.
- Pull out of: To recover or emerge from a negative state or situation.
- The economy is slowly pulling out of the recession.
Related Idioms
- Turn the corner: To begin to improve after a difficult period, especially an illness.
- The doctor says she has turned the corner and should pull round completely soon.
Verb
- continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
- He survived the cancer against all odds