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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONVALESCE

From Latin convalēscere, from com- (intensive) + valēscere to grow strong, from valēre to be strong.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONVALESCE

convalesce  [ˌkɒnvəˈlɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONVALESCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Convalesce is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb convalesce in English.

WHAT DOES CONVALESCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Convalescence

Convalescence is the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury. It refers to the later stage of an infectious disease or illness when the patient recovers and returns to normal, but may continue to be a source of infection even if feeling better. In this sense, "recovery" can be considered a synonymous term. This also sometimes includes patient care after a major surgery, under which they are required to visit the doctor for regular check-ups. Convalescent Care Facilities are sometimes recognized by the acronym CCF.

Definition of convalesce in the English dictionary

The definition of convalesce in the dictionary is to recover from illness, injury, or the aftereffects of a surgical operation, esp by resting.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONVALESCE

PRESENT

Present
I convalesce
you convalesce
he/she/it convalesces
we convalesce
you convalesce
they convalesce
Present continuous
I am convalescing
you are convalescing
he/she/it is convalescing
we are convalescing
you are convalescing
they are convalescing
Present perfect
I have convalesced
you have convalesced
he/she/it has convalesced
we have convalesced
you have convalesced
they have convalesced
Present perfect continuous
I have been convalescing
you have been convalescing
he/she/it has been convalescing
we have been convalescing
you have been convalescing
they have been convalescing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I convalesced
you convalesced
he/she/it convalesced
we convalesced
you convalesced
they convalesced
Past continuous
I was convalescing
you were convalescing
he/she/it was convalescing
we were convalescing
you were convalescing
they were convalescing
Past perfect
I had convalesced
you had convalesced
he/she/it had convalesced
we had convalesced
you had convalesced
they had convalesced
Past perfect continuous
I had been convalescing
you had been convalescing
he/she/it had been convalescing
we had been convalescing
you had been convalescing
they had been convalescing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will convalesce
you will convalesce
he/she/it will convalesce
we will convalesce
you will convalesce
they will convalesce
Future continuous
I will be convalescing
you will be convalescing
he/she/it will be convalescing
we will be convalescing
you will be convalescing
they will be convalescing
Future perfect
I will have convalesced
you will have convalesced
he/she/it will have convalesced
we will have convalesced
you will have convalesced
they will have convalesced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been convalescing
you will have been convalescing
he/she/it will have been convalescing
we will have been convalescing
you will have been convalescing
they will have been convalescing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would convalesce
you would convalesce
he/she/it would convalesce
we would convalesce
you would convalesce
they would convalesce
Conditional continuous
I would be convalescing
you would be convalescing
he/she/it would be convalescing
we would be convalescing
you would be convalescing
they would be convalescing
Conditional perfect
I would have convalesce
you would have convalesce
he/she/it would have convalesce
we would have convalesce
you would have convalesce
they would have convalesce
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been convalescing
you would have been convalescing
he/she/it would have been convalescing
we would have been convalescing
you would have been convalescing
they would have been convalescing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you convalesce
we let´s convalesce
you convalesce
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to convalesce
Past participle
convalesced
Present Participle
convalescing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONVALESCE


bless
blɛs
coalesce
ˌkəʊəˈlɛs
deviless
ˈdɛvəlɛs
gentilesse
ˈdʒɛntəˌlɛs
less
lɛs
Manizales
ˌmænɪˈzɑːlɛs
nevertheless
ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs
nimblesse
ˈnɪmblɛs
noblesse
nəʊˈblɛs
nonetheless
ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs
obsolesce
ˌɒbsəˈlɛs
opalesce
ˌəʊpəˈlɛs
outbless
ˌaʊtˈblɛs
prebless
priːˈblɛs
recalesce
ˌriːkəˈlɛs
rulesse
ruːˈlɛs
simplesse
ˈsɪmplɛs
unless
ʌnˈlɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONVALESCE

conus
convalescence
convalescency
convalescent
convalescently
convect
convection
convection oven
convectional
convective
convector
convector heater
convenable
convenance
convene
convener
convenership
convenience
convenience food
convenience goods

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONVALESCE

acquiesce
compesce
deliquesce
effervesce
effloresce
evanesce
fluoresce
incandesce
intumesce
liquesce
luminesce
phosphoresce
quiesce
recrudesce
rejuvenesce
tumesce
uncoalesce

Synonyms and antonyms of convalesce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONVALESCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «convalesce» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of convalesce

Translation of «convalesce» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONVALESCE

Find out the translation of convalesce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of convalesce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «convalesce» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

康复
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convalecer
570 millions of speakers

English

convalesce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छा हो जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выздоравливать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convalescer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রমে স্বাস্থ্য ফিরিয়া পাত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être en convalescence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyegarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

genesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

健康を回復する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서서히 회복되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngobati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình phục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வெடுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बरे होण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyileşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimettersi in salute
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rekonwalescencję
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видужувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merge spre vindecare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναρρώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhaal kom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillfriskna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rekonvalesenstid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of convalesce

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVALESCE»

The term «convalesce» is regularly used and occupies the 97.256 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVALESCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about convalesce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVALESCE»

Discover the use of convalesce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to convalesce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in Baltic and Indo-European Linguistics: In Honor of ...
First of all these may be a Lithuanian tarpti (-sta) "grow rankly, luxuriate; get better , recover, convalesce, become stronger" LKZ XV 910 as well as stafpti (-sta) " mend, recover, gain strength, become stronger; grow rankly, luxuriate" LKZ XIII 670.
Philip Baldi, Pietro U. Dini, 2004
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Themes in Greek Linguistics: Papers from the First ...
This is the case of grafo-grapso 'write' and of trogo-fao 'eat'. In the case of amarono 'convalesce', averb which has a beginning and an end (telic), the Aspect of the na-vevb is more restricted. (7) Ithela na anaroso wanted-I to convalescePERF ...
Irene Philippaki-Warburton, Katerina Nicolaidis, Maria Sifianou, 1994
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Sharp Vocab: Building Better Vocabulary Skills
(ka NUHN druhm)—riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution To Adam, algebra was a conundrum, and he believed he had no hope of ever passing the class. convalesce v. (kahn vuhl EHS)—to recover gradually from an illness After her bout ...
Kaplan, 2008
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A Dictionary of the Derivations of the English Language: In ...
CONTINENCE. 77. CONVALESCE. Continence, (kon'te-nens) n. [L. eon- tinentia. ] Voluntary restraint put on one's desires and passions ; self-command ; specifically, restraint of sexual passion ; chastity. Continent, (kon te-nent) n. [F., from L.
‎1872
5
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
convalesce. 90. to be at the beim/in charge/in control Ruder: am Ruder sein/( sitzen) • Ruder: das Ruder in der Hand ha lten/( haben) to be (completely/...) in control Faden: alle/ die Fäden in der Hand haben/halten * Fa- den: die/alle Fäden fest ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
20c: from Latin con- together + urbscity. convalesce /konva'les/ e- verb ( convalesced, convalescing) intr to recover one's strength after an illness, operation or injury, especially by resting. • convalescence noun 1 the gradual recovery of health ...
Allied
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Hospital and Asylum Architecture in England, 1840-1914: ...
CONVALESCE LON. MERTON 1865 WYATT, M. D. CONVALESCE BOURNEMOUTH 1865-7 WYATT.T.H. CONVALESCE WHITLEY, NORTHUMB 1866 (comp); 1867 - OLIVER, T. (comp) CONVALESCE WITLEY, SURREY 1866- 9 SMIRKE, ...
Jeremy Reginald Buckley Taylor, 1991
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Cincinnati Lancet and Clinic
But there is another point which, apart from saving life, more particularly interests me, and to which I have been giving attention of late, and that is, patients should convalesce with certainty ; but not only this, but so convalesce without an ache ...
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Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Just convalesce in peace and quiet for a few days and you'll be all right." Don't let my thoughts run away with me? Convalesce in peace and quiet? If I convalesce till I'm good and fat, they get more to eat, but what do I get out of it? How can I ...
Xun Lu, William A. Lyell, 1990
10
The decisions of the Court of Session: from its first ...
No 24. Found that the donatar to a life- rent may wain tenants to remove, even before declarator, which will be drawn back, to the (lite ot the gift, and make the warning to convalesce. 1594. December. Henderson against Laird Southouse.
Scotland. Court of Session, William Maxwell Morison, 1804

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVALESCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term convalesce is used in the context of the following news items.
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The ORIGINAL weather man: New book reveals how Royal Navy …
He was forced to retire to Ireland to convalesce. For Beaufort it was a miserable existence. He grew certain that his talent and youth were to be ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Family of pioneering student receive her posthumous degree 79 …
She fell ill in January 1936 and released from the Royal Infirmary after 15 days, she travelled north to Argyll to convalesce, but this left her ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
3
A question of vision in Marfa
... a sense of generosity: a veranda ran along the interior walls of the horseshoe, a shaded space where the infirm might convalesce in comfort. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Foo Fighters to play in D.C. Fourth of July, excited for star-studded …
The band immediately canceled its remaining European dates and flew stateside for Mr. Grohl to convalesce. In an open letter to fans, the ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
5
My friend Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak 188 engineer
"This person has gone through a very traumatic event and we want to give him the opportunity to convalesce for a day or so before we interview ... «Chicago Reader, Jun 15»
6
Anticipatory Healthcare: Predict and Prevent
You've probably gone to the doctor with a sinus infection at least once, only to be diagnosed, given antibiotics, and sent home to convalesce. «Pulse, Jun 15»
7
Pakistan heatwave takes over 1300 lives
... Karachi amid optimum security cordon and caught the sight of patients who had little space to lie on and poor facilities to convalesce fast. «Armenpress.am, Jun 15»
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Heatstroke victims are treated at a government hospital in Karachi …
... Karachi amid optimum security cordon and caught the sight of patients who had little space to lie on and poor facilities to convalesce fast. «DAWN.com, Jun 15»
9
Charles Collins
He was injured and came to Colorado for the first time in 1945 to convalesce in Glenwood Springs at the Colorado Hotel and Hot Springs, ... «Aspen Times, Jun 15»
10
Ted 2 and 8 Comedy Sequels Worthy of Their Predecessor
A solid premise, good writing, likeable actors, smart directing, and precise editing must all convalesce together to create something both greater ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Convalesce [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/convalesce>. Apr 2024 ».
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