US /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/
verb noun Freq #9165

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To get back something you had lost.

    It took her months to regain her strength after the illness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to get back something you... recoverresume
Word family
Forms regainedregainingregains

Etymology

From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.

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