recharge
verb /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ/
/ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they recharge | /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it recharges | /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒɪz/ /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple recharged | /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒd/ /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒd/ |
| past participle recharged | /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒd/ /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form recharging | /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] recharge (something) to fill a battery with electrical power; to be filled with electrical power
- He plugged his razor in to recharge it.
- The drill takes about three hours to recharge.
- [intransitive] (informal) to get back your strength and energy by resting for a time
- We needed the break in order to recharge.
Idioms
recharge your batteries
- to get back your strength and energy by resting for a while