regain
Americanverb (used with object)
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to get again; recover.
to regain one's health.
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to succeed in reaching again; get back to.
to regain the shore.
noun
verb
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to take or get back; recover
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to reach again
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of regain
Explanation
After you get off of a crazy carnival ride, you'll probably have to regain your balance, or get it back. Any time you've lost something and want to recover it, you hope to regain it. If your friend is furious with you because you didn't keep a secret she told you, you'll probably try to regain her trust and as a result, regain her friendship.
Vocabulary lists containing regain
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Example Sentences
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A version of this article appears in print on April 9, 2014, on page A19 of the with the headline: Pre-K Victory Ad With Mayor’s Family Aims to Help Him Regain His Footing .
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2014
A version of this article appears in print on March 16, 2014, on page SP10 of the with the headline: Nicks Looks to Regain Old Form With Colts.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2014
So when Michael Porter says something new, it's worth noting, as with his recent piece for Businessweek.com, "How Big Business Can Regain Legitimacy."
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 22, 2010
Germans Regain Bayer Aspirin The German chemical firm Bayer paid $1 billion to regain the American rights to its name by buying the North American over-the-counter medicine business of Sterling Winthrop.
From Time Magazine Archive
Will not those locked lids ope?—that nerveless hand Regain the iron strength of sinew mated With such heroic frame?
From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 by Lazarus, Emma
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