recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
has recuperated
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present perfectof recuperate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now that he has recuperated, he feels he cannot leave because of elderly relatives.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
The environmental agency also noted the TVA could be left with “stranded assets” in the form of a plant it has to stop using before it has recuperated the cost of building.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
In many Catholic countries, such as Portugal and Brazil and Argentina, the festival of St John has recuperated midsummer, and turned it into a celebration that needs no midnight sun to be meaningful.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2013
