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re·gain
(rē-gān′)tr.v. re·gained, re·gain·ing, re·gains
1.
a. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back: regained lost territory; regained their market share; regained the lead in the game.
b. To occupy again: regained his seat at the table
2.
a. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back: regained the ownership of the team.
b. To have the use of (a faculty, ability, or desirable condition) restored; be restored to (a normal or desirable condition): regained his balance; regained her confidence; regained their privacy.
3. To add back (body weight that has been lost).
4.
a. To discover or be able to follow (a trail or scent) after losing it.
b. To manage to reach again: regained the summit.
re·gain′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
regain
vb (tr)
1. to take or get back; recover
2. to reach again
n
the process of getting something back, esp lost weight: this regain was inevitable.
reˈgainable adj
reˈgainer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•gain
(riˈgeɪn)v.t.
1. to get again; recover.
2. to succeed in reaching again: to regain the shore.
[1540–50]
re•gain′a•ble, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
regain
Past participle: regained
Gerund: regaining
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| Verb | 1. | regain - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer |
| 2. | regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" find - obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" recover, regain, retrieve, find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" feel - find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, attain, discover, strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" |
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regain
verb
1. recover, get back, retrieve, redeem, recapture, win back, take back, recoup, repossess, retake Troops have regained control of the city.
2. get back to, return to, reach again, reattain Davis went to regain his carriage.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
regain
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَبْلُغ الشّاطئ، يعود الى الشّاطئيَسْتَرِد، يَسْتَعيديَسْتَعِيِدُ
získat znovuznovu dosáhnoutznovu nabýt
generhvervegenvindekomme tilbage til
saada takaisin
ponovno zadobiti
visszajutvisszanyer
endurheimtaná aftur, komast aftur aî
回復する
되찾다
vėl pasiekti
atgrieztiesatgūttikt atpakaļ
znova dosiahnuťznova získať
återfå
ได้คืนมาอีก
kendine gelmekyeniden kazanmakyeniden ulaşmak
lấy lại
regain
[rɪˈgeɪn] VT → recobrar, recuperar; [+ breath] → cobrarto regain consciousness → recobrar el conocimiento, volver en sí
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
regain
[rɪˈgeɪn] vt [+ control, lead, power] → reprendre; [+ strength] → reprendreTroops have regained control of the city → Les troupes ont repris le contrôle de la ville.
Croatia regained the lead in the 53rd minute → La Croatie a repris la tête à la 53ème minute.
to regain confidence → reprendre confiance
to regain consciousness → reprendre connaissance
to regain fitness, to regain one's fitness → retrouver la forme
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
regain
vt
(= gain back) → wiedererlangen; lost time → aufholen; control, confidence, title → wiedergewinnen; territory → zurückbekommen; to regain consciousness → das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu Bewusstsein kommen; to regain one’s strength → wieder zu Kräften kommen; to regain one’s health/fitness → wieder gesund/fit werden; to regain one’s footing → seinen Halt wiederfinden; (fig) → wieder auf die Beine kommen; to regain one’s balance → das Gleichgewicht wiederfinden; to regain possession of something → wieder in den Besitz einer Sache (gen) → gelangen; to regain the lead (in sport) → wieder in Führung gehen; (in research etc) → wieder an die Spitze gelangen; to regain weight → wieder zunehmen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
regain
[rɪˈgeɪn] vt (gen) → riguadagnare; (balance, consciousness) → riprendere; (confidence) → riacquistare; (health) → ricuperareto regain possession of sth → rientrare in possesso di qc
to regain one's composure → ricomporsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
regain
(riˈgein) verb1. to get back again. The champion was beaten in January but regained the title in March.
2. to get back to (a place). The swimmer was swept out to sea, but managed to regain the shore.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
regain
→ يَسْتَعِيِدُ znovu nabýt genvinde wiedergewinnen ανακτώ recobrar saada takaisin retrouver ponovno zadobiti recuperare 回復する 되찾다 herwinnen få igjen odzyskać recuperar возвращать återfå ได้คืนมาอีก kendine gelmek lấy lại 收回Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
regain
v. recuperar, recobrar;
to ___ consciousness → recobrar el conocimiento.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
regain
vt recuperar, recobrar; to regain use of your leg..recuperar (recobrar) el uso de su pierna; to — consciousness volver en sí; to — weight recuperar pesoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.