- 1regain something to get back something you no longer have, especially an ability or a quality I struggled to regain some dignity. The party has regained control of the region. She paused on the edge, trying to regain her balance. He did not regain consciousness (= wake up after being unconscious) for several days.
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- 2regain something (literary) to get back to a place that you have left They finally managed to regain the beach.
regain
verbNAmE//rɪˈɡeɪn//, NAmE//ˌriˈɡeɪn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they regain he / she / it regains
past simple regained
-ing form regaining
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