Definitions for regain
riˈgeɪnre·gain

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

1. recover, retrieve, find, regain(verb)

   get or find back; recover the use of

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

2. find, regain(verb)

   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. regain(Verb)

   To get back; to recover possession of.

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

1. Regain(verb)

   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.

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

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Gerald Brandacher:

   All the research that we have done and all the experience that we have from our urology colleagues clearly indicates that he will regain full function of the penis with regard to urination... to have an erection and to have intercourse.

2. Arnold Palmer:

   Tiger... I've known Tiger Woods since Tiger Woods was 3 feet high, and Tiger Woods's Tiger Woods, tiger Woods was Tiger Woods with Tiger Woods father instructing Tiger Woods. For me to tell you or tell Tiger what Tiger Woods could do, there's only one thing I can say and that's practice and confidence. Regain the confidence Tiger Woods had when Tiger Woods was starting out and that was what made Tiger Woods what Tiger Woods is and that's the way Tiger Woods'll get it back just regain the confidence and the ability to hit the golf ball.

3. Brian Kolfage:

   Just like we saw with the City of Sunland Park, we will prevail, our lawyers have been working on this for weeks and we will regain control over the gate shortly.

4. Richard Colwell:

   In order to re-gain lost ground, Sinn Fein need to move to settle matters in the North quickly, and re-focus voters' attention on the local issues they are fighting for on their behalf, the question then is if this re-focus will be enough to regain voters, with the backdrop of an increasingly positive economic outlook, and an electorate that broadly believes that the country is currently on the right track.

5. Juerg Zeltner:

   In the long-term, it's pretty clear that with all the ongoing changes, people will regain more confidence in the (Chinese) government and people will want their assets close to home and I want to be able to access those assets.

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