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regain

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re·gain  (r-gn)
tr.v. re·gained, re·gain·ing, re·gains
1. To recover possession of; get back again: regain one's strength. See Synonyms at recover.
2. To manage to reach again: regained the summit.

re·gainer n.

regain
vb [rɪˈgeɪn] (tr)
1. to take or get back; recover
2. to reach again
n [ˈriːˌgeɪn]
the process of getting something back, esp lost weight this regain was inevitable
regainable  adj
regainer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.regain - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
2.regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
find - obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
recover, regain, retrieve, find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
feel - find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"
locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, attain, discover, strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
rout out, rout up - get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?"

regain
verb
1. recover, get back, retrieve, redeem, recapture, win back, take back, recoup, repossess, retake Troops have regained control of the city.
2. get back to, return to, reach again, reattain Davis went to regain his carriage.
Translations
regain [rɪˈgeɪn] VTrecobrar, recuperar; [+ breath] → cobrar
to regain consciousnessrecobrar el conocimiento, volver en sí

regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt [+ control, lead, power] → reprendre; [+ strength] → reprendre
Troops have regained control of the city → Les troupes ont repris le contrôle de la ville.
Croatia regained the lead in the 53rd minute → La Croatie a repris la tête à la 53ème minute.
to regain confidence → reprendre confiance
to regain consciousness → reprendre connaissance
to regain fitness, to regain one's fitness → retrouver la forme

regain
vt
(= gain back)wiedererlangen; lost timeaufholen; control, confidence, titlewiedergewinnen; territoryzurückbekommen; to regain consciousnessdas Bewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu Bewusstsein kommen; to regain one’s strengthwieder zu Kräften kommen; to regain one’s health/fitnesswieder gesund/fit werden; to regain one’s footingseinen Halt wiederfinden; (fig)wieder auf die Beine kommen; to regain one’s balancedas Gleichgewicht wiederfinden; to regain possession of somethingwieder in den Besitz einer Sache (gen)gelangen; to regain the lead (in sport) → wieder in Führung gehen; (in research etc) → wieder an die Spitze gelangen; to regain weightwieder zunehmen
(= reach again) main road/firm groundwieder gelangen an (+acc)/auf (+acc)

regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt (gen) → riguadagnare; (balance, consciousness) → riprendere; (confidence) → riacquistare; (health) → ricuperare
to regain possession of sth → rientrare in possesso di qc
to regain one's composure → ricomporsi

regain
v regain [riˈgein]
1 to get back again The champion was beaten in January but regained the title in March. herwin يَسْتَرِد، يَسْتَعيد възвръщам získat znovu generhverve wiedergewinnen (επ)ανακτώ recobrar, recuperar uuesti saa(vuta)ma دوباره به دست آوردن saada takaisin regagner לְקַבֵּל שוּב पुन: प्राप्त करना vratiti, dobiti natrag visszanyer mendapatkan kembali endurheimta riconquistare, riguadagnare 取り戻す 되찾다 atgauti atgūt memperoleh semula herwinnen tilbake, gjenvinne odzyskać voltar a ganhar a recâştiga получать обратно znova získať ponovno dobiti povratiti återta, återfå ได้คืน yeniden kazanmak 重拾 знову оволодівати دوبارہ حاصل کرنا lấy lại
2 to get back to (a place) The swimmer was swept out to sea, but managed to regain the shore. teruggaan يَبْلُغ الشّاطئ، يعود الى الشّاطئ връщам се znovu dosáhnout komme tilbage til wiedergewinnen ξαναβρίσκω, ξαναγυρίζω volver a alcanzar/llegar (kuhugi) tagasi saama, jõudma دوباره رسیدن به päästä takaisin regagner לַחֲזוֹר (किसी स्थान पर) फिर से पहुंचना, सम्हालना ponovno se vratiti visszajut kembali ná aftur, komast aftur að (raggiungere di nuovo) 帰り着く 되돌아오다 vėl pasiekti tikt atpakaļ; atgriezties mendapatkan semula weer bereiken tilbake til powrócić do voltar a alcançar a ajunge înapoi (la) снова достигать znova dosiahnuť ponovno priti (do česa) vratiti se komma tillbaka till ได้กลับคืนมา yeniden ulaşmak 重回 знову дістатися منزل پر دوبارہ پہنچ جانا quay lại

regain يَستعيِِد znovu nabýt genvinde wiedergewinnen ανακτώ recobrar saada takaisin retrouver ponovo zadobiti recuperare 回復する 되찾다 herwinnen få igjen odzyskać recuperar восстанавливать återfå ได้คืนมาอีก kendine gelmek lấy lại 收回


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The man who has become blind does not regain his sight; the man who has become bald does not regain his hair; the man who has lost his teeth does not grow his grow a new set.
A receipt to regain the lost affections of a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the most desperate cases.
Nevertheless, be of good cheer, my beloved, and regain your health.
 
 
 
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