Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to convalesce
Participle: convalesced
Gerund: convalescing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | convalesce |
| you | convalesce |
| he;she;it | convalesces |
| we | convalesce |
| you | convalesce |
| they | convalesce |
Perfect
| I | have convalesced |
| you | have convalesced |
| he;she;it | has convalesced |
| we | have convalesced |
| you | have convalesced |
| they | have convalesced |
Past
| I | convalesced |
| you | convalesced |
| he;she;it | convalesced |
| we | convalesced |
| you | convalesced |
| they | convalesced |
Pluperfect
| I | had convalesced |
| you | had convalesced |
| he;she;it | had convalesced |
| we | had convalesced |
| you | had convalesced |
| they | had convalesced |
Future
| I | will convalesce |
| you | will convalesce |
| he;she;it | will convalesce |
| we | will convalesce |
| you | will convalesce |
| they | will convalesce |
Future Perfect
| I | will have convalesced |
| you | will have convalesced |
| he;she;it | will have convalesced |
| we | will have convalesced |
| you | will have convalesced |
| they | will have convalesced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | convalesce |
| you | convalesce |
| he;she;it | convalesce |
| we | convalesce |
| you | convalesce |
| they | convalesce |
Perfect
| I | have convalesced |
| you | have convalesced |
| he;she;it | have convalesced |
| we | have convalesced |
| you | have convalesced |
| they | have convalesced |
Imperfect
| I | convalesced |
| you | convalesced |
| he;she;it | convalesced |
| we | convalesced |
| you | convalesced |
| they | convalesced |
Pluperfect
| I | had convalesced |
| you | had convalesced |
| he;she;it | had convalesced |
| we | had convalesced |
| you | had convalesced |
| they | had convalesced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would convalesce |
| you | would convalesce |
| he;she;it | would convalesce |
| we | would convalesce |
| you | would convalesce |
| they | would convalesce |
Perfect
| I | would have convalesced |
| you | would have convalesced |
| he;she;it | would have convalesced |
| we | would have convalesced |
| you | would have convalesced |
| they | would have convalesced |
Imperative
| you | convalesce |
| we | Let's convalesce |
| you | convalesce |
Verbs conjugated like 'convalesce'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'convalesce'
coalesce,
reconvalesce,
convulse,
opalesce,
canalise,
coalise,
compesce,
condence,
conference,
confesse,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1483, from L.
convalescere "thrive, convalesce," from
com- intensive prefix +
valescere "to begin to grow strong," inchoative of
valere "to be strong" (see valiant). Only in Caxton and Scottish writers until 19c.
2. From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”). See: Latin '
convalesco'.
Sample Sentences
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The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.