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to reattain

to reattain

7.3
To get something back after you lose it
  • verb
  • /riːəˈteɪn/
translation icon : recuperar
  • Following the injury, the athlete put in extra hours at the gym to reattain his former level of performance.

Examples

  • Here was a way to bring pride back to their hollow chests and vacant eyes, some physical means, at last, for poor and undereducated men to reattain the status they once had gained through hunting and battle.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For manufacturing activities alone, the index (1987 = 100) peaked in 1979 at 80.9, stumbled in the recessions of the early 1980s, reattained the record level in 1983, and continuously grew through 1989.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Upon completion of this stage, the sweat pad was removed and replaced by a fresh pad, while the subject reattained the prone position.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Even under the luckiest of circumstances, the regime is unlikely to reattain its pre-1989 foreign balances -- and economic prospects at that time were hardly enviable.

    Academic text (1992)
  • There was a long and important friendship between him and mystic Krishnamurti, which went through a rocky interval in later years, and although they overcame their differences and remained friends until Krishnamurti's death, the relationship did not reattain its previous intensity.

    Blog text (26)
  • No, the body houses death; you must expel everything that sluiced in on the binge. To reattain your purity, just purge: grant to emptiness a sacred yes.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After years of hard work, she was able to reattain her position as the top salesperson in the company.

  • He struggled to reattain the trust of his friends after the incident that caused such disappointment.

Synonyms

to get back
vsto reattain
1.6

Have again something you had before it was lost or taken

focuses on achieving the same recovery result rather than general return to normal
to recover
vsto reattain
748 2.5

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

focuses specifically on reaching or achieving a lost item or goal again
to regain
vsto reattain
275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

is about achieving or reaching something again after loss
to reinstate
vsto reattain
110 5.8

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

is about achieving the same end rather than formal restoration procedures
to take back
vsto reattain
99 3.0

Get back something you had given, lent, or lost

expresses the same result but as achieving or reaching it again broadly
to reclaim
vsto reattain
77 4.1

To get back something you lost or gave away

is similar but frames the act as achieving or reaching the item again
to restore
vsto reattain
70 3.5

Bring back a previous situation, function, or position

is narrower, focusing on achieving or reaching a specific lost thing again
to reestablish
vsto reattain
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

is more about obtaining a lost item or reaching it again rather than recreating it
to win back
vsto reattain
33 3.4

Get back someone or something you lost

is the broader idea of achieving or reaching something again after loss
to reacquire
vsto reattain
5 5.5

To get something back after you lose or give it up

is about reaching something again rather than the method of getting it
to reassume
vsto reattain
2 6.6

To take back a job or duty you had before

is the act of achieving or reaching something again, not only roles
recapture
vsto reattain
1 5.7

The act of taking back something lost, for example land or a title

describes the same end but without implying force or method
to refound
vsto reattain
5.8

To find something again after you lost it

is about achieving the same regained state rather than the act of finding

Antonyms

1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

How Restored

to restore
219 3.5
to reattain
7.3
to regain
275 3.3
to recover
748 2.5
to get back
1.6

Surface Forms

reattain infinitive
reattained past
reattained past participle
reattaining present participle
reattains third person singular

Morphology

reattain = attain (transparent) = re + attain

The meaning is a straightforward application of productive 're-' to 'attain', meaning 'attain again'.

Etymology

The word reattain is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and attain meaning 'to reach'. So to reattain something is to 'reach' or 'get' it 'again' after you have lost it.