Rebound Meaning
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe recoil of an object bouncing off another.
nounA return to health or well-being; a recovery.
Sentence Examples
Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work.
She went out with her on the rebound.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The economy will ____ quickly after the recession due to new investments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The economy began to ____ strongly after the recession, with growth returning to pre-crisis levels.
Word Origin & History
From Old French rebondir.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""I get it. Girl caught him on the rebound when he was vulnerable.""
— 2014 April 4, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Apr 4, 2014:
"What if she was a rebound after all and he didn't feel the same way for her anymore?"
— 2008, Craig Ainsworth, Proceed with Caution: Life's a Journey, →ISBN, page 96:
"Nika was dealt a terrible blow in finding she was a rebound and that Steve was still madly in love with his ex and that their love affair was sparked out of retaliation[.]"
— 2009, Kenny Attaway, Nuthouse Love, →ISBN, page 154:
"Sure, he was a rebound, but he was a respectable rebound. Then, the rebound broke up with me."
— 2010, Joan Moran, Sixty, Sex, & Tango: Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer, →ISBN, page 43:
"The inevitable Baggies onslaught followed as substitute Simon Cox saw his strike excellently parried by keeper Bunn, with Cox heading the rebound down into the ground and agonisingly over the bar."
— 2010 December 28, Kevin Darling, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The economy will ____ quickly after the recession due to new investments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The economy began to ____ strongly after the recession, with growth returning to pre-crisis levels.