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Meanings of convalescent in English

Returning to health after illness or debility.

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Examples for "recovering"
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However, a recovering job market is helping the company's group insurance business.
Reuters
2
East Africa's leading economy is recovering from the effects of post-election violence.
Reuters
3
A unity government is widely seen as Zimbabwe's best hope of recovering.
Reuters
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The selloff was short lived, however, with bank shares recovering within minutes.
Reuters
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The Health Ministry said the boy has received treatment and was recovering.
Radio NZ
Usage of convalescent in English
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Do me the favor to count your money, laughed the mocking convalescent.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
2
The convalescent was walking in the street when the doctor met him.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers
3
Pierce was to remain on official convalescent leave for an entire year-subjective.
Palimpsest
4
The little convalescent and the arctic explorer shook hands with great solemnity.
A Man's Woman
5
Thankful stepped to the sofa whereon lay the convalescent Major Van Zandt.
Thankful Blossom
6
No sooner had Mr. Wedmore left the room than the convalescent followed.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
7
He grasped the thin hand of the convalescent, smiling down at him.
The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day
8
As a general rule, however, even mathematics fail to interest the convalescent.
Some Private Views
9
The convalescent ate some, and at once fell prey to violent sickness.
She Stands Accused
10
Two or three of the convalescent women followed her with longing eyes.
The Old Homestead
11
After she became convalescent she remained sunk in a gloomy, taciturn sadness.
Samuel Brohl and Company
12
As soon as he was convalescent, they were placed in his hands.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
13
Our work continued as usual, and many of the party are convalescent.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis an...
14
They got him to the base hospital, and now he's almost convalescent.
War-time Silhouettes
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Anyhow, I am a convalescent, and the privileges of convalescence are mine.
Mary Gray
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This obligatory life of a convalescent caused her to retire within herself.
Theresa Raquin
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United Kingdom
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