recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
is recuperating
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present progressiveof recuperate (3rd person singular).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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Reached by email from Seoul, where he is recuperating, I.M also talked about the upcoming album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Catherine, Princess of Wales, is recuperating at home after leaving hospital last week.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
Then there's the idea that the brain is recuperating while we sleep.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023
The 86-year-old pope is recuperating from bronchitis, which saw him recently hospitalized for three days.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
I am writing for my brother, Frederic Morganstein, who is recuperating aboard his yacht, to ask you to join us on a little cruise around Bainbridge Island this afternoon at four o'clock.
From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson
