regain
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regain
- /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/
- /ˈɹiːɡeɪn/
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.
verb regains · regaining · regained
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To get back; to recover possession of.
DUKAT: I blame no one but myself. I was indiscreet. I compromised myself and have been punished accordingly. If someone under my command had behaved so outrageously, I would do the same thing to him. Besides, I assure you, this is only a temporary setback. Everything I have lost, I will regain. It's
Similar: resume
noun regains
- The act or process of regaining something. Patients who plateau after weight loss are more likely to blame the regain on something that they are responsible for – the wrong course of action they took or a specic oversight that they kept repeating–rather than who they are.
- The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving. The number of ends per inch may vary to some slight extent at different places in the width of the cloth and in different pieces woven to the same particulars , but if the regain is correctly estimated , the calculated reed to be used will be the same, unless a special reed has been used in weaving
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: retrieve, recover, find, recapture, recovery, resume, reinstate, reclaim, restore, rehabilitate, recoup, restored, reassume, reopen, restoration, rejoin
Translations
Every language
verb to get back, to recover possession of
| Español | reconseguir |
|---|---|
| Português | reconquistar |
| Français | reconquérir, reprendre |
| Deutsch | wiedergewinnen |
| Italiano | riprendere, riappropriarsi, recuperare, riguadagnare, riavere |
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title = {regain},
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