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to regain

to regain

275 3.3
To get something back after losing it
  • verb
  • /rɪˈɡeɪn/
translation icon : recuperar
  • After a long recovery, she worked hard to regain her strength and mobility.
  • regain control
  • regain what was lost
  • regain momentum

Perhaps they will just simply regain their place.

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Examples

  • Do you think Cargill will ever be able to regain its reputation for having a good product?

    Academic text (2008)
  • Upstart can help you regain your footing and get things back on track.

  • By giving up all of the control, you regain control of what matters in your life.

  • Perhaps they will just simply regain their place.

  • We will use whatever means necessary to regain the home world.

  • You may never be able to regain the use of your hands, but you know what?

  • I can help my team to regain its glory

  • And in this, Democrats saw an opportunity to regain lost political ground.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So those people, it's very hard to see how they'll regain hope unless we help them.

  • I needed to find sanctuary in a place where I could gather my thoughts and regain my strength.

Synonyms

to come back
vsto regain
1.3

To return to how it was before

is an active obtaining of possession, use, or control after loss
to get back
vsto regain
1.6

Have again something you had before it was lost or taken

focuses on the broad idea of obtaining control again after loss
to find
vsto regain
1.0

To get back an ability, feeling, or quality you had before

is the act of obtaining possession or control again, not just discovering it
to recover
vsto regain
748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

is limited to obtaining possession, use, or control again specifically
to restore
vsto regain
313 3.4

Return someone to their family or a thing to its owner

focuses on acquiring possession or control again rather than returning to owner
to retrieve
vsto regain
226 3.7

To go and get something and bring it back, for example a dog bringing a ball

covers that but also includes regaining control or use, not just fetching
to reinstate
vsto regain
110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

is the simple act of obtaining possession or control again without official context
to take back
vsto regain
99 3.0

Get back something you had given, lent, or lost

is the general process of getting use or control back after losing it
to reclaim
vsto regain
77 4.1

To get back something you lost or gave away

is the broader action of obtaining possession or use again
to reestablish
vsto regain
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

is narrower, meaning simply to obtain possession, use, or control again
to win back
vsto regain
33 3.4

Get back someone or something you lost

is the general act of obtaining possession or control again
to retake
vsto regain
31 4.6

To take back control of a place after it was lost

is the general regaining action, not necessarily by force or action
to reacquire
vsto regain
5 5.5

To get something back after you lose or give it up

is the simple act of taking back possession or control
to reoccupy
vsto regain
3 5.6

To return to a place or job and be there again

is the general regaining of possession or use in many contexts
to reassume
vsto regain
2 6.6

To take back a job or duty you had before

refers to getting possession or control of things rather than resuming roles
to reattain
vsto regain
7.3

To get something back after you lose it

is about getting possession or control rather than achieving a goal again

Antonyms

1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

Phrasal Verbs

To win back someone's trust after you lost it

How Much

to recapture
27 5.6
to recover
748 2.5
to regain
275 3.3
to get back
1.6
to retrieve
226 3.7

Surface Forms

regain infinitive
regained past
regained past participle
regaining present participle
regains third person singular

Morphology

regain = gain (transparent) = re + gain

This is a standard and readily understandable use of 're-' with 'gain', meaning to gain something again after it has been lost.

Etymology

Regain comes from the parts re- 'again' and gain 'to get'. So to regain something is to 'get' it back or to 'get' it 'again' after you have lost it.