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convalesceconvalesce /ˌkɑnvəˈlɛs/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYconvalesceOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin convalescere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + valescere to grow strong VERB TABLEconvalesce |
Present | I, you, we, they | convalesce | | he, she, it | convalesces | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | convalesced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have convalesced | | he, she, it | has convalesced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had convalesced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will convalesce | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have convalesced |
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Present | I | am convalescing | | he, she, it | is convalescing | | you, we, they | are convalescing | Past | I, he, she, it | was convalescing | | you, we, they | were convalescing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been convalescing | | he, she, it | has been convalescing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been convalescing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be convalescing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been convalescing |
to spend time getting well after an illness or operation SYN recuperate: He will need about a week to convalesce after the operation. |