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sich erholen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rebound noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.
  • rehabilitate verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.

Senses

sich erholen is used for these senses in English:

  • pick up (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
  • rehabilitate (intransitive) To go through such a process; to recover. [from 20th c.]

rebound — full definition

  1. noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.
  2. noun A recovery after a setback, illness, or downturn.
  3. noun A romantic relationship entered into soon after a breakup, mainly to help get over the previous one.
  4. noun In basketball, a recovery of the ball after a missed shot.
  5. verb To bounce back after hitting something, or to recover after a setback.

rehabilitate — full definition

  1. verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
  2. verb To restore a building, area, or system to good working condition.
  3. verb To restore someone's reputation or good standing.

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