to take or get back; recover to reach again
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re•gain /riˈgeɪn/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]to succeed in reaching again:to regain the shore.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to get again;
recover:He regained his health at last.
re•gain
(rē gān′),USA pronunciation v.t.
n.
re•gain′a•ble, adj.
re•gain′er, n.
- to get again;
recover:to regain one's health. - to succeed in reaching again;
get back to:to regain the shore.
n.
- Textiles(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.
- re- + gain 1540–50
re•gain′er, n.
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'regain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Galahad
- Jacobite
- James II
- Polynices
- Seven against Thebes
- breath
- breathe
- check
- clinch
- collect
- come to
- consciousness
- dip
- escape
- fallow
- feather
- find
- get
- hark
- heart
- juvenescent
- land legs
- oneself
- onside kick
- pick
- plastic bullet
- pull
- pull together
- re-claim
- re-cover
- recoup
- recover
- recuperate
- redeem
- reentry
- remitter
- renew
- repossess
- repurchase
- retrieve
- rowen
- sense
- sock
- stagger
- take
- take back
- tongue
- unregainable
- vindicate