DEFINITIONS

regain

[ ree-geyn ]
/ riˈgeɪn /
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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.

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Words related to regain

achieve, retake, reach, recapture, recoup, recover, attain, reclaim, gain, retrieve, recruit, repossess, redeem, compass, save, reacquire

Words nearby regain

refutative, refute, reg, reg., reg. prof., regain, regal, regal moth, regale, regalia, regality

Origin of regain

First recorded in 1540–50; re- + gain1

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British Dictionary definitions for regain

regain

verb (rɪˈɡeɪn) (tr)

to take or get back; recover
to reach again

noun (ˈriːˌɡeɪn)

the process of getting something back, esp lost weightthis regain was inevitable

Derived forms of regain

regainable, adjectiveregainer, noun
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