convalesce

/,kɔnvə'les/

Thân thiện

The patient convalesces by the window in a sunny room.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gradually recover one's health and strength after an illness, injury, or medical treatment. The process is typically slow and involves rest.

Usage

• Verb: The word "convalesce" is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. It describes the state or process of the subject.
  • It is often used with prepositions like "from" (to indicate the illness) or "at/in" (to indicate the location).
  • It implies a period of time dedicated to recovery.

Examples

• Verb:
  • After the surgery, she will need to convalesce at home for several weeks.
  • He is convalescing from a severe bout of pneumonia.
  • The doctor advised a quiet place to convalesce.

Advanced Usage

• "to convalesce from something": to recover from a specific illness or condition.
  • The athlete is convalescing from a torn ligament.
• "to convalesce in/at a place": to spend the recovery period in a specific location.
  • They sent him to the countryside to convalesce in the fresh air.

Variants and Related Words

• Convalescence (n): The period or process of convalescing.
  • His convalescence was long but steady.
• Convalescent (adj/n): (Adjective) Relating to or for convalescence. (Noun) A person who is convalescing.
  • She stayed in a convalescent home. (adj)
  • The hospital has a wing for convalescents. (n)

Synonyms

• Recuperate: To recover from illness or exertion.
• Recover: To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
• Mend: To regain health; to heal (more informal).

Antonyms

• Deteriorate: To become progressively worse.
• Relapse: To suffer a deterioration in health after a temporary improvement.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• (To be) on the mend: An informal idiom meaning to be recovering from an illness or injury.
  • I heard you were sick. Are you on the mend?

Học thuật

Verb

1. get over an illness or shock
   • The patient is recuperating

Từ đồng nghĩa

• recuperate
• recover