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- pronunciation:
- rih
geIn
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verb |
| inflections: |
regains, regaining, regained |
| definition 1: |
to get back; recover.
He regained his balance on the tightrope.After their mistake, the bank worked hard to regain my trust.- synonyms:
- recapture, recover, retrieve
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- recall
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| definition 2: |
to reach or get to again.
At long last, the ship regained the shore.- synonyms:
- recover
- similar words:
- re-establish, retrieve, take back
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| related words: |
find, resume, salvage |
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| derivation: |
regainable (adj.) |
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