get-well

[ get-wel ]

adjective

1. conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness:

   a get-well card.

Idioms and Phrases

Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon . This idiom uses well in the sense of “in good health,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.

Example Sentences

Wherever she went, royal fans offered get well cards and words of encouragement for Charles and Kate.

From Seattle Times

There were video clips released of the King looking at get well cards and meeting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, all sending out messages of continuity and keeping the show on the road.

From BBC

It’s going to be a fascinating day of evidence covering a key moment in this scandal, as the alleged cover up got well and truly under way.

From BBC

Prince William was handed two get well soon cards as he carried out his first royal visit since his wife announced she had cancer.

From BBC

The Prince of Wales has received get well soon cards for his wife on his first official engagement since the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnosis.

From BBC

Related Words

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• rebuild
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• regenerate
• rehabilitate
• rejuvenate
• repair
• restore
• revive
• settle
• soothe
• treat