Regain Meaning
/ɹiːˈɡeɪn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo get back; to recover possession of.
nounThe act or process of regaining something.
Sentence Examples
I hope your mother will regain her health soon.
Tom never did regain his memory after the accident.
I struggled to regain some dignity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of physical therapy, he worked hard to ____ his lost strength.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After months of rehabilitation, she was finally able to ____ full use of her injured hand.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 only a matter of time."
— 1996, “Return to Grace”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 4, episode 14 (Science Fiction), →OCLC:
"Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum."
— 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in The Guardian:
"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."
— 2019, Sameera Khan, Regain Be Gone:
"By beginning deeper, this allows the opposition to start and build much higher, naturally luring them away from their own goal. As long as the actions after a regain are then quick, forward, and performed with quality, counter-attacks can prove a particularly useful attacking strategy to win football matches."
— 2021, Sam Hudson, Football in a Pandemic:
"The samples with SAPs showed a regain in strength when stored in an RH of more than 90%."
— 2021, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Arn Mignon, Superabsorbent Polymers, page 155:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of physical therapy, he worked hard to ____ his lost strength.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After months of rehabilitation, she was finally able to ____ full use of her injured hand.