rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
has been rehabilitating
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present perfect progressiveof rehabilitate (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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McVay said tight end Tyler Higbee, who has been rehabilitating a knee injury suffered last January in the NFC wild-card playoff defeat at Detroit, was “a couple weeks away” from returning to practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
He hasn’t played this season because of a torn ACL but has been rehabilitating to where he’s ready to return to action.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
He eventually got through to Thomas Stracke, who has been rehabilitating penguins on New Zealand's South Island for about 10 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021
Barkley tore the ACL in his right knee in just the second game of the season last year but has been rehabilitating his injury for months.
From Fox News ● Jul. 16, 2021
Manager Joe Girardi said Chris Capuano, who has been rehabilitating a quadriceps injury since spring training, would be added to the roster and would pitch Sunday against Kansas City.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2015
