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regain
(redirected from regainer)

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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
Verb
1. to get back or recover
2. to reach again: to regain the shore
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 2. get back to, return to, reach again, reattain
Translations
regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vtrecobrar, recuperar

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

regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vtwiedererlangen

regain [rɪˈgeɪn] vtriguadagnare; riacquistare, ricuperare

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 恢復,收回 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 (di nuovo raggiungere) 帰り着く 되돌아가다, 복귀하다 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 回到 знову дістатися منزل پر دوبارہ پہنچ جانا quay lại


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