verb / noun · neutral

rebound

/rɪˈbaʊnd/re·BOUND

task1speaking

to rise again after falling; (noun) a rise after a fall

Examples

After dropping sharply in 2008, car sales rebounded in 2009.

There was a strong rebound in tourism following the crisis.

The quick rebound suggests the fall was temporary rather than structural.

Band 8 sentence

Following the steep decline in 2009, employment rebounded quickly in 2010, nearly regaining pre‑crisis levels.

Collocations

  • rebound to X%
  • a rapid/quick rebound
  • rebound after a fall

Word family

rebound verbrebound nounrebounding verb (gerund)

Common mistakes

to reboundedrebounded

rebound uprebound to / rebound

a strong recovera strong recovery / a strong rebound

Say it for a higher band

5go up6recover7+rebound

Synonyms

recover

bounce back

Easily confused

recover

After the slump, output recovered slowly for several years, but prices rebounded sharply within months.

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