regainre‧gain /rɪˈɡeɪn/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 
The family never quite regained its former influence. He somehow managed to regain his balance. Government forces have regained control of the city. When she regained consciousness (=woke up after being unconscious), she was lying on the floor. He looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure (=became calm again). The doctors don’t know if he will ever regain the use of his legs.2literary to reach a place againCOLLOCATIONSnounsregain control· The authorities failed to regain control of the situation.regain power· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.regain consciousness (=be able to see, move, and understand what is happening around you again)· He died three days later without regaining consciousness.regain your balance (=become steady again, so that you do not fall over)· She staggered a little before regaining her balance.regain your composure (=become calm again)· He paused for a few moments to regain his composure.regain your strength/health· First he must rest and regain his strength.regain your confidence· The players need help in regaining their confidence.regain the lead· Hamilton regained the lead in the drivers' championship.regain the initiative (=get back into a position in which you are controlling a situation)· In the months that followed, the government gradually regained the initiative.
VERB TABLE
regain
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | regain |
| he, she, it | regains | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | regained |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have regained |
| he, she, it | has regained | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had regained |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will regain |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have regained |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am regaining |
| he, she, it | is regaining | |
| you, we, they | are regaining | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was regaining |
| you, we, they | were regaining | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been regaining |
| he, she, it | has been regaining | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been regaining |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be regaining |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been regaining |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Bill spent two weeks in the hospital regaining his strength after the operation.
- I don't know if I can ever regain my faith in him after what he's done.
- Iowa State regained the lead in the second half.
- It is unsure whether Kahn will regain full use of his right hand.
- Republicans hope to regain control of the House of Representatives.
- The army is struggling to regain control over the southern part of the country,
- All of them found ways to reduce the toxicity and to regain their health and improve their productivity.
- But the power of men like Allen ebbed quickly after segregationist Democrats regained command of the Legislature in 1872.
- He rocked for a moment on the edge, his arms circling wildly, desperately trying to regain his balance.
- Now, having regained a little strength of her own, she seemed cruelly intent on conquering him.
- Slowly a sense of her own power made itself clear to her, and she regained her composure.
- The Ford driver was furious and trying to regain his place, a very dangerous manoeuvre.
- With them went went whatever chance I ever had of regaining my childhood.
- Your front wheels are sliding; you must regain traction, grip.
Longman Language Activatorto become conscious again after being unconscious
formal to become conscious again after being unconscious: · The doctors don't know when he'll regain consciousness.· She died without regaining consciousness.
British /come around American to become conscious again gradually, especially after an accident or injury: · Sue was coming around, but she still felt dizzy.· The police are waiting for him to come round so they can question him about the attack.
to become gradually conscious again after being made unconscious, especially by being hit on the head: · He came to a few minutes later, unable to remember anything about the accident.
to get control of a situation, organization, country etc to get control of a situation, organization, or place: · He's invested a lot of money in the company since he took control last May.take control of: · Following requests from the police, the army has now taken control of the area.· Anne Williams will take control of the research division on August 5th.
to get control of a situation that is out of control: · The agriculture ministry is struggling to bring the latest outbreak of the disease under control.· Rioting broke out again last night, and police and soldiers are still struggling to bring the situation under control.· Government attempts to bring the drug problem under control have so far failed.
to get control of a situation again after you had lost control of it: · It took several hours for the police to regain control after a demonstration in the city centre turned violent.regain control of: · The extremists have managed to regain control of the party.· At last she seemed to regain control of the situation, and started to speak.
to get control of a company or organization, or become the leader, president etc after someone else: · People are wondering who's going to take over when the old dictator dies.take over something/take something over: · The company was taken over by Sony in 1989.take over from: · She took over from Barton as Managing Director in 1994.
if an army or group seizes power or an area of land, they get control of it by using force to suddenly take political control: · The General has been Head of State since he seized power in 1982.· Rebel soldiers attacked the island, seizing the capital and arresting government officials.
to get political and military control of a country or part of a country, especially during a war: · Rebel forces have taken the northern part of the region.
to get back something that you had before to get back something that you had before, especially something that belongs to you: · Susanna has my lecture notes - I won't be able to get them back until Monday.get sth back from: · I need to get the tape recorder back from her.
to get back an ability or quality that you have lost, for example your authority or confidence: regain power/control: · Republicans hope to regain control of the House of Representatives.· The army is struggling to regain control over the southern part of the country.regain your confidence/faith/trust etc: · I don't know if I can ever regain my faith in him after what he's done.regain your strength (=become healthy and strong again): · Bill spent two weeks in the hospital regaining his strength after the operation.
to get back something such as an ability that you have lost, or something that has been stolen from you: · The bank is planning to sue the company in order to try and recover it's money.· It took the rest of the winter for her to recover her health.
formal to get back something after you have put it somewhere: · I had left my bag at the railroad station and went back to retrieve it.retrieve something from: · She bent down and retrieved the map from under the car seat.· If you want to retrieve a file from the computer, press FIND and then enter the name of the file you want.
to get back money or profits that you have spent or lost: recoup your losses: · She put $50 on the next race in an attempt to recoup her losses.recoup something from somebody: · The dentist gives treatment for free and then recoups the cost from the government.
to get back something that belongs to you that someone else has taken or that you have let them have: · You can reclaim tax if you find you have paid too much.· A British woman is waiting to hear how she can reclaim a family estate inside the former Soviet Union.reclaim something from: · China reclaimed Hong Kong from Britain in 1997.
to succeed in getting someone or something back by trying hard: win back somebody/something: · The airlines are trying to win back passengers by offering special low fares at certain times.· Debra sued the company and won back her job and $144,000 in damages.win somebody/something back: · Jack could see no way of winning his wife back.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns The Conservatives are hoping to regain control of the city council. I took a vacation to try to recover my sanity.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The authorities failed to regain control of the situation.
· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.
(=be able to see, move, and understand what is happening around you again)· He died three days later without regaining consciousness.
(=become steady again, so that you do not fall over)· She staggered a little before regaining her balance.
(=become calm again)· He paused for a few moments to regain his composure.
· First he must rest and regain his strength.
· The players need help in regaining their confidence.
· Hamilton regained the lead in the drivers' championship.
(=get back into a position in which you are controlling a situation)· In the months that followed, the government gradually regained the initiative.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=become steady again)· He held onto Carrie until he regained his balance.
(=become calm after feeling angry or upset) Carter looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure.
Carter looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure. (=wake up)· I wanted to stay at the hospital until he regained consciousness.
The Conservatives are hoping to regain control of the city council. I took a vacation to try to recover my sanity.· Perhaps, if he stays, he will never regain the confidence of the City.· It was a missed opportunity that they might never regain.· At half-time he tried to encourage his players by reshuffling his forwards, but they never regained their form.· Tens of thousands of workers may never regain their lost jobs in aerospace, real estate, finance and manufacturing.· He never regained his red face.· The drive toward nationwide immunization never regained its momentum after the Cutter scare.· He sat in the restored Rump in 1659, but never regained his earlier predominance in the county.· He never regained consciousness after hitting the wall.
NOUN· The coroner Nicholas Gardner said the Metro driver's attempts to regain control of her car may have made matters worse.· Congress did make feeble attempts to regain its honor.· They said the cabinet's resignation could only be a first step in an attempt to regain credibility.· Kaloghlian surprisingly appeared at the congress this weekend in an attempt to regain his seat.· Isabel abandoned the attempt and fought to regain her control instead.
· Zulei hopped backwards, trying to regain her balance, her mouth a rictus of hate.· Then investors regained their balance, and the market resumed its upward climb.· Evelyn just managed to regain her balance and prevent herself from falling out.· The emerging organizational territory has neither guidebooks nor guideposts to help employees acquire or regain a sense of balance with their environment.· He rocked for a moment on the edge, his arms circling wildly, desperately trying to regain his balance.· When she regained her balance and looked around he - if indeed it had been he - had vanished.· As he straightened up and regained his balance a spasm of pain shot through his left thigh.· In the second her father took to regain his balance she smashed the glass and grabbed one of them.
· He saw it as his main chance to regain some respect.· Choosing not to forget Chusok even during the twenty-fourth Olympiad gave us a chance to regain our equilibrium.· They lost 2-0 to Clydebank at Kilbowie and, in the process, missed out on the chance to regain second place.
· She was trying desperately to regain her composure.· Freed from the stones' strange attraction to its parts, H-5 regained its composure and lived up to expectations.· Glenn Hoddle's Swindon regained their composure as County lost theirs.· By the time he regains his composure and manages to return home, he realizes that he has thrown away his life.· He looked stunned, almost in a trance, but he soon regained his composure.· Slowly a sense of her own power made itself clear to her, and she regained her composure.· She looked out of the car window, struggling to regain her composure.· To regain her composure, she opened the wine bottle in the kitchen and took a sip.
· Perhaps, if he stays, he will never regain the confidence of the City.· This program enables patients to regain the confidence that they have lost in their ability to sleep.· It will take the dotcoms some time before they regain investor confidence.· When investors looked more calmly during the weekend at what he actually said, they regained some of their confidence.· It was a long time after that before I regained my confidence.· Smith, on the other hand, was isolated in a country just beginning to regain its mathematical confidence.· He took 6 months to regain his confidence that we weren't going to hit him.· The ERCs provide short courses for men and women who need help in regaining their confidence and fitness for work.
· Fortunately, he quickly regained control, whereas the rest of us lost it permanently.· All of which sounds a bit fishy -- selling off a chunk of the government to regain control of it?· Having even this amount of control may help you to regain a feeling of control over the whole situation.· Rivendell environments provide techniques to assist patients when they are unable to regain emotional control.· I found it difficult to regain control of the beast.· If Republicans lose 21 seats, the Democrats will regain control of the House.· After a terrifying two minutes the crew overpowered Mukonyi, handcuffed him, and regained control of the jet.· The monarchists, therefore, decided to turn their support to the Santanistas in an effort to regain control.
· In an effort to regain equilibrium in the enterprise there are attempts to negotiate a settlement.· But we can be sure that Brezhnev will exert every effort to regain the award when he visits Nixon.· The Pennsylvania contest was seen as crucial to the Republican Party's efforts to regain control of the Senate in 1992.· The monarchists, therefore, decided to turn their support to the Santanistas in an effort to regain control.· He blew his nose vigorously, straightened his dressing gown and made a determined effort to regain a measure of composure.
· He regained his feet without difficulty.· The staggering ego of this brilliant, creative artist needs your help regaining its feet.· Another series of lunges took him out of the central current and somehow he managed to regain his feet.· This would curtail the crisis within three weeks and regain Britain's foot and mouth-free status within three months.· Mavis fell and struggled desperately to regain her feet.· He landed in a heap on the gravel, regained his feet and fled.· The figure had disappeared by the time he regained his feet.
· Edberg regained his form against Connell and played like ... well, Stefan Edberg.· For us to be successful, I must regain my form, bring my game up.· At half-time he tried to encourage his players by reshuffling his forwards, but they never regained their form.· Dafoe made 30 saves and appears to have regained the form he showed early in the season.· To what extent he will regain his old form is another matter though.
· Thus did ecological explanations regain ground earlier lost to generational ones.· It went down during the 1992 recession and by the end of 1995 had regained the lost ground.· Labour lost further seats in 1982, but regained a lot of ground in the late 1980s.· So far this year, it has regained some of that ground, up 7. 6 percent as this is written.· In Athenian home politics too, democratic views had of late been regaining ground.· Exploiting the feebleness of this excuse, Mr Gonzalez has began to regain the ground lost after the televised debate.· Other publishers do not think they must follow Reed's initiative to regain lost ground.
· But Richard's elation at regaining his health was short lived because his kidneys started to fail.· All of them found ways to reduce the toxicity and to regain their health and improve their productivity.· He could help her regain her health, even give her a sense of her own worth if he persevered.· Since regaining his health, Richardson has started the past 12 games.
· Security of tenure also means that a landlord may be unable to regain his house, if he wishes to.· If Republicans lose 21 seats, the Democrats will regain control of the House.· Adam would never try to regain the house by force.· It is the opposite of the Democrats' aim, which is to re-elect Clinton and regain control of House and Senate.
· Recently, however, Stoves has regained its independence.· For a few months Joanne stayed at home, but became desperate to get a job and regain her independence.· After all, most countries which were colonies in the past, have regained their independence.· I will continue to abstain until Britain regains its independence.
· Nor could they have been after business regained its initiative in 1947.· The second half opened with a lengthy spell of defending against the wind by Alton, before they gradually regained the initiative.· Before 1905 was out the spectre of social upheaval thus enabled the Tsar's government to regain the initiative.· In the months that followed October the government gradually regained the initiative.· The administration lost no time in trying to regain the initiative for the United States.
· Spurs regained the lead in the 51st minute after a mad scramble in the United area before Jason Dozzell slotted home.· Several times Yates attempted to regain the lead, and each time Mladin kept him behind.· But United stepped up a gear and regained the lead four minutes later.· Labour soon regained its lead in the polls, but was clearly shaken to discover that it could be so vulnerable.· Mansell regained the lead as a result, initially by only three seconds once the order had re-settled.· Mr Mansell chased them around the track trying to regain the lead.· Saracens regained the lead, with the home team looking a bit nervous.· In the first match of the second half defending champions Darlington regained the lead beating Durham 4-1.
· If profits are to regain their levels of the mid-1990s, its revenues need to rise by twice as much.· Only about a third of those who have surgery for broken hips regain the same level of activity as before the fracture.
· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.· In Sao Paulo, after one term of office, right wing parties regained the government.· Main had been promised by the Cunningham party that he would regain his place, yet it had not been done.
· The Ford driver was furious and trying to regain his place, a very dangerous manoeuvre.· By the time he had regained the place where the track forked it was dark.· As for Adams, he must be hoping that he can regain his place on Party Politics in the coming season.· Hopefully he can recover and regain his test place and give it his best shot.· They lost 2-0 to Clydebank at Kilbowie and, in the process, missed out on the chance to regain second place.· Cost accounting can regain its rightful place alongside, and integrated with, business policy and strategic analyses.· They now provided Sukarno with a vehicle for polemic and controversy which enabled him to regain a place in the public eye.
· Now Bush has regained his position as frontrunner by winning the first unofficial rounds of the campaign.
· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.· Between the first moment of analytical attenuation and a regain of analytical power is the engram.· Before regaining power in 1919, Labour's last term of office was in 1911-12.· Yet he dreams of being king and solemnly publishes his intentions 169 to regain power and rebuild an empire.· Beaton was visibly trying to regain power.· Eyeless at Gaza, Samson struggled to regain the power to pull down the pillars that destroyed him and his enemies together.· The Securitate has regained its former power and keeps the minorities in the same old state of terror and repression.· When Labour regained power in 1974, it called for a reassertion of public control of the economy.
· Before regaining his seat in 1811 he viewed the Peninsular war theatre.· The party won no seats in 1990, but regained forty-nine seats in 1994.· Kaloghlian surprisingly appeared at the congress this weekend in an attempt to regain his seat.· He regains his seat behind the mahogany counter, a holiday brochure in hand.· The Tories regained a seat and Jeffrey Archer punched the air.
· I sat down and tried to regain some sense of equilibrium.· The emerging organizational territory has neither guidebooks nor guideposts to help employees acquire or regain a sense of balance with their environment.· Doctor Robert Dexter sat forward quickly, sucking in a deep breath as he regained his senses.· But humor, of course, is absolutely vital to regaining a sense of self-worth.· Nowadays we are regaining some of our sense of perspective.
· What you must do meantime is regain your strength.· It had dragged him back to the stairwell, had gutted and fed from him to regain its strength.· They also conceded to an expedient truce, each hoping to fight again once it had regained strength.· Oliver is found again Oliver began to recover and slowly regain his strength.· He was regaining his strength after six hours underground.· It was the only way she could regain her strength.· Now, having regained a little strength of her own, she seemed cruelly intent on conquering him.
· Hodkinson's defeat was only his second loss in 24 contests and he has since vowed to regain his title.· Kasparov's recent performance had been lacklustre and many experts were predicting that Karpov was about to regain the world title.· In 1963 he had the great satisfaction of helping Stoke City regain the First Division title.
· Try not to regain weight, and go for an overall loss by the end of each month.· They described, once again, how most people regain the weight on diets and how weight cycling leads to increased mortality.· And people suffering from a severe injury or illness usually need to regain weight.· After about five years, 70 percent of patients regain all the weight.· Perhaps you even regain some weight.· After five years, her body adjusted to its shortened intestines, and she regained all the weight.· He had regained his weight and, though pale, was almost handsome.
VERB· Forty-eight years later, Park is fighting to regain those rights so that he can have a say in his local government.· Isaac fought heroically to regain his legal portion of the thoroughfare.· But not only is he fighting an injury, he's also fighting to regain his confidence.
· Having even this amount of control may help you to regain a feeling of control over the whole situation.· The emerging organizational territory has neither guidebooks nor guideposts to help employees acquire or regain a sense of balance with their environment.· Perhaps the time spent away from him would help her regain some control over the wild emotions roiling inside her.· They helped him regain selective movements in his arm, and to control the grasp reflex in his hand.· It contains Panthenol to help hair regain its bounce and elasticity.· Treatment may include helping the person to regain control of the bladder with help from a community nurse or continence adviser.· In 1963 he had the great satisfaction of helping Stoke City regain the First Division title.· The Jersey Championship may not be a classic, but it helped Jacklin to regain the old jaunty confidence.
· In vain she struggled to regain control of herself, but it was too late.· Eyeless at Gaza, Samson struggled to regain the power to pull down the pillars that destroyed him and his enemies together.· She looked out of the car window, struggling to regain her composure.· She walked slowly towards the door, struggling to regain her composure.· Holding her free arm against her cramped side, she struggled to regain control of herself.· Mavis fell and struggled desperately to regain her feet.
· Zulei hopped backwards, trying to regain her balance, her mouth a rictus of hate.· She is still trying to regain mastery over it.· The Ford driver was furious and trying to regain his place, a very dangerous manoeuvre.· Terry had come out of prison to try to regain his control over the organization.· She was trying desperately to regain her composure.· He rocked for a moment on the edge, his arms circling wildly, desperately trying to regain his balance.· Adam would never try to regain the house by force.· Beaton was visibly trying to regain power.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to get something back, especially an ability or quality, that you have lost SYN recover: - Out in the fresh air, she quickly regained her senses.
- Doctor Robert Dexter sat forward quickly, sucking in a deep breath as he regained his senses.
The family never quite regained its former influence. He somehow managed to regain his balance. Government forces have regained control of the city. When she regained consciousness (=woke up after being unconscious), she was lying on the floor. He looked stunned, but he soon regained his composure (=became calm again). The doctors don’t know if he will ever regain the use of his legs.2literary to reach a place againCOLLOCATIONSnounsregain control· The authorities failed to regain control of the situation.regain power· The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.regain consciousness (=be able to see, move, and understand what is happening around you again)· He died three days later without regaining consciousness.regain your balance (=become steady again, so that you do not fall over)· She staggered a little before regaining her balance.regain your composure (=become calm again)· He paused for a few moments to regain his composure.regain your strength/health· First he must rest and regain his strength.regain your confidence· The players need help in regaining their confidence.regain the lead· Hamilton regained the lead in the drivers' championship.regain the initiative (=get back into a position in which you are controlling a situation)· In the months that followed, the government gradually regained the initiative.- bushel
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