- 1[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.
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- 2[intransitive] (informal) to get back your strength and energy by resting for a time We needed the break in order to recharge. Idioms
recharge
verbNAmE//ˌriˈtʃɑrdʒ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they recharge he / she / it recharges
past simple recharged
-ing form recharging
to get back your strength and energy by resting for a while
NAmE//ˌriˈtʃɑrdʒəbl//
adjective rechargeable batteriesSee recharge in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: recharge