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- pronunciation:
- rih
geIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
regains, regaining, regained |
| definition 1: |
to win or gain back, as after loss.
She worked hard to regain my trust.- synonyms:
- recapture, recoup, recover, retrieve
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- recall, reclaim, recuperate, replevin, repossess, retake
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| definition 2: |
to reach or attain again.
He regained his foothold in the rock.- synonyms:
- recover
- similar words:
- re-establish, reclaim, reinstate, retrieve, take back
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| related words: |
find, resume, salvage |
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| derivation: |
regainable (adj.) |
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