recharge

Word parts

re- + charge

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA ^(key): /riːˈtʃɑː(r)dʒ/

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• (noun) IPA ^(key): /ˈriːtʃɑː(r)dʒ/

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Verb

Plain form recharge

Third-person singular recharges

Past tense recharged

Past participle recharged

Present participle recharging

1. (transitive) If you recharge an electric battery, you charge it again its power has depleted.

Noun

Singular recharge

Plural recharges

1. (uncountable) A recharge is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater.
2. (countable) A recharge is the process of charging something again.

   My phone has needed five recharges in the last month.

Related words

• rechargeable