Recharge Meaning
/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
verbTo invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
Sentence Examples
Is there any possible way to recharge our mobile free of cost?
I have to recharge the batteries.
Ziri need to take time for himself to recharge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After using the phone all day, I need to ____ its battery by plugging it in.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She needed a weekend away to ____ her batteries after an exhausting month at work.
Word Origin & History
From Old French rechargier, from Old French re- + Old French chargier.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"GWR plans to use it on the Greenford branch in west London, making use of a fast charger at West Ealing that will charge the batteries in just three and a half minutes. This fast charger is essentially a battery installed at the lineside which is trickle-charged from the electricity grid. It can then discharge quickly into the train's batteries through charging rails and then start recharging itself while the train is running in service."
— 2024 March 6, “Network News: GWR '230' sets UK battery record”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 13:
"Customer was recharged for doing same brake work (in November) that had been done in September. QA teams believes^([sic]) this work was a rip-off."
— 1977, United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Diagnostic Motor Vehicle Inspection Demonstration Projects, Program Engineering Support:
"They charge, recharge, and all along the sea / They drive, and squander the huge Belgian fleet"
— 1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After using the phone all day, I need to ____ its battery by plugging it in.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She needed a weekend away to ____ her batteries after an exhausting month at work.