to recharge
- verb
- /riːˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
- We recharge our phones, but we forget to recharge ourselves.
- recharge my batteries
It was just, I chilled, I recharged, filled up the soul.
- It was just, I chilled, I recharged, filled up the soul.
- You're more productive when you do less and recharge and when you do more.
- Any sort of health challenge or energy challenge, put in rest, recharge and your play goals.
- Trying to let my brain just decompress, recharge, and then do the same thing tomorrow.
- I feel like she's not getting enough time alone to recharge on her own.
- And if you need to recharge, this book and episode is for you.
- And is there anything you do to recharge or or ward it off before it hits you?
- So like I would say those moments I love, I need it to recharge and refocus sometimes.
- Your body refuels and recharges when you sleep.
- Your brain doesn't get time to rest or recharge.
Examples
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For now, the 15th is taking some time to rest, to take stock and recharge.
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Yeah, I definitely feel recharged.
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And if you need to recharge, this book and episode is for you.
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I love my own space, so after a certain amount of time I feel like I need to recharge and just be on my ones.
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We recharge and we come back.
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Enjoy them as you recharge for either a new school year or to continue after a short break!
Academic text (2009) -
One parent discussed the need "to recharge and refresh ourselves as a family."
Academic text (2000) -
All people need time for themselves to recharge after big expenditures of energy.
Blog text (2) -
Your body refuels and recharges when you sleep.
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After a long day at work, I need to recharge by taking a long walk in nature.
Synonyms
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
To make someone feel more active and alert
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
To give new life and energy to something
Make a feeling or interest strong again
To get better after being ill, injured, or very tired
To put more petrol or gas into a vehicle so it can go on
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
Give new strength and energy to someone
To connect a battery or device to electricity so it has power
To rest or do something fun to get energy again
To give new life and energy to people or things
Rest or take a break to get your energy back
To make something feel new and alive again
To give electrical power again to a machine or system after it is turned off
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Etymology
Recharge comes from re- 'again' and charge 'power or load', so a helpful image is putting energy back into yourself like charging a battery. That's why when you recharge after a busy week you are getting your strength and focus again.