regain (redirected from regained)

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.

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re·gainer n.

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regain

Verb

1. to get back or recover

2. to reach again: to regain the shore

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	regain - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" recover, retrieve, find 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!" find 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?"

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regain

verb 1. recover, get back, retrieve, redeem, recapture, win back, take back, recoup, repossess, retake

verb 2. get back to, return to, reach again, reattain

Translations

regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt → recobrar, recuperar

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regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt [+ lost ground] → regagner [+ strength]; retrouver

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regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt → wiedererlangen

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regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vt → riguadagnare; riacquistare, ricuperare