recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
are recuperating
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present progressiveof recuperate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But what about, say, people in their 30s who are recuperating from a C-section, learning to breastfeed, and unable to leave home for at least two weeks, just as I had been?
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2024
Of the other horses that bolted, two are back on duty and three are recuperating in fields, the PA news agency understands.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
Pittsburgh did not have its full complement of stars for its opener as Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are recuperating from surgeries.
From Fox News ● Sep. 28, 2021
Pittsburgh did not have its full compliment of stars for their exhibition season opener as Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are recuperating from surgeries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
I saw Shepard yesterday, and he says that the Southerners are recuperating in Virginia.
From The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
