recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
has been recuperating
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present perfect progressiveof recuperate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Jin has been recuperating in the United States and spending time with his family, who relocated there as Zion came under pressure from authorities in 2018.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
After a brief hospitalization in February, Feinstein has been recuperating at home in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
Kreiss-Tomkins has been recuperating in Anchorage following surgery and attending committee meetings remotely.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Ozzy has been recuperating and fighting to get fit for his solo tour, which was rescheduled for next February after his accident.
From Fox News ● Sep. 16, 2019
Ferdinand, Tsar of Bulgaria, great grandson of Philippe Egalité, finding Sofia unhealthy, has been recuperating at Vienna.
From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves
