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[ ree-geyn ] SHOW IPA
/ riˈgeɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
to succeed in reaching again; get back to: to regain the shore.
noun (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Origin of regain First recorded in 1540–50; re- + gain1
OTHER WORDS FROM regain re·gain·a·ble, adjective re·gain·er, noun half-re·gained, adjective un·re·gain·a·ble, adjective
un·re·gained, adjective
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Words nearby regain refusion, refutation, refutative, refute, reg, regain , regal, regale, regalia, regality, regal moth
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Example sentences from the Web for regain Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.
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Muse was looking to regain custody of her four children—Justin, Sarah, Patrick and Rachel.
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There was some small sliver of hope that Democrats could regain some lost ground in 2016 with Hillary Clinton on the ballot.
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The investigation is now in its tenth year, and has yet to regain its credibility.
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This time he did not regain his poise, but with a movement that seemed half a leap, half a fall, launched himself into mid-air.
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Only the coming of a Gern cruiser could ever offer them the bloody, violent opportunity to regain their freedom.
If matters went in a certain way Edinburgh might regain ancient pomp and circumstance.
I want to get away to think things over, to step back and regain a perspective on the over-smudged canvas of life.
The Prairie Mother | Arthur Stringer
He determined to quit Paris, where the life was far too exciting for his nerves, and to regain the quietude of Normandy.
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British Dictionary definitions for regain verb (rɪˈɡeɪn ) (tr) to take or get back; recover
to reach again
noun (ˈriːˌɡeɪn ) the process of getting something back, esp lost weight this regain was inevitable
Derived forms of regain regainable , adjective regainer , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to regain take back, achieve, retake, reach, recapture, recoup, recover, attain, reclaim, gain, retrieve, recruit, repossess, redeem, compass, save, get out from under, get well, reacquire