Definitions for regain
riˈgeɪnre·gain

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recover, retrieve, find, regainverb

   get or find back; recover the use of

   "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

2. find, regainverb

   come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

   "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. regainverb

   To get back; to recover possession of.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Regainverb

   to gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Regain

   rē-gān, v.t. to gain back or again: to recover.

Matched Categories

1. • Get

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'regain' in Verbs Frequency: #948

Anagrams for regain »

1. anigre, earing, gainer, Regina

2. Anigre

3. Earing

4. Gainer

How to pronounce regain?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say regain in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of regain in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of regain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of regain in a Sentence

1. Michael Barbaro:

   International news has always been a bit of a conundrum for certain American publications, i think the 20-minute, single-subject format was made for that. Michael Barbaro and Carolyn Ryan can't tell the story of what it means that the Taliban is about to regain power after 20 years in five minutes.

2. Joseph Votel:

   If we can continue to better understand what al Qaeda's doing, regain the situational awareness that we lost when we all had to depart Yemen here some time ago, that's what I'm interested in doing.

3. The CEO:

   While not recession-proof, the toy industry has been resilient in downturns... we believe parents will continue to prioritize spend on their children, even in tough economic times, with approximately 65% to 70% of our sales usually coming in the second half of the year, there is time to regain sales momentum.

4. Hermes Gadelha:

   Human sperm figured out if they roll as they swim, much like playful otters corkscrewing through water, their one-sided stroke would average itself out, and they would swim forwards, the rotation of the sperm is something that is very important. It's something that allows the sperm to regain a symmetry and actually be able to go straight.

5. Johnny Manziel:

   I take full responsibility for my actions, and it's my intention to work very hard to regain everyone's trust and respect, i understand that will take time and will only happen through what I do and not what I say.

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