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convalesce

/ˌkɒnvəˈles/verb

उच्चारण कॉन्वलेस

स्वास्थ्य-लाभ करना, बीमारी के बाद ठीक होना

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    [I] formal

    to spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness

    स्वास्थ्य-लाभ करना, बीमारी के बाद ठीक होना

    • She is convalescing at home after the operation.
    • He convalesced in the hills for two months after typhoid.
    • After the surgery, she convalesced at her aunt's house.
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    • Patients need time to convalesce after a long illness.
    • He is convalescing in Shimla and should be back next month.
    • The doctor advised him to convalesce for two weeks.

    Synonyms recover recuperate get better heal rally

    Opposite deteriorate relapse worsen decline

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con·va·lesce

With -sce (not 'convalese' or 'convalesse').

अंत में -sce ('convalese' या 'convalesse' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the recover words together: convalesce, recuperate, recover, rally (become stronger after illness).

ठीक होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: convalesce, recuperate, recover, rally (बीमारी के बाद मज़बूत होना)।

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A period of getting better after illness is convalescence; a person who is getting better a convalescent; a place where people recover after illness a sanatorium or convalescent home.

बीमारी के बाद ठीक होने की अवधि convalescence; ठीक हो रहा व्यक्ति convalescent; बीमारी के बाद ठीक होने की जगह sanatorium या convalescent home।