verb
- to recover health and strength gradually after illness or injury
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- She spent two weeks convalescing at her sister's house after the surgery.
- The patient is convalescing well and should be back to normal activities soon.
- He convalesced slowly from his broken leg injury.
- The doctor recommended that she convalesce in a warm climate.
- After the flu, it took him several days to fully convalesce.
- The elderly man convalesced at a rehabilitation center following his stroke.