Meaning of REGAIN
| Pronunciation: | | ree'geyn
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- [v] get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
- [v] come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
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| | Synonyms: | | find, recover, retrieve |
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| | Antonyms: | | lose | | |
| | See Also: | | access, acquire, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, feel, get, happen upon, light upon, locate, rout out, rout up, strike, turn up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*gain"\ (r?*g?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F.
regagner.]
To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped
or been lost; to reach again.
Syn: To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.
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