regain
pronunciation
How to pronounce regain in British English:
UK [rɪˈgeɪn]
How to pronounce regain in American English:
US [riˈɡen]
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- Verb:
- get or find back; recover the use of
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Word Origin
- regain (v.)
- 1540s, from Middle French regaigner (Modern French regagner), from re- "again" (see re-) + gaginer, from Old French gaaignier (see gain (v.)). Related: Regained; regaining.
Example
- 1. It only took three years to regain that ground .
- 2. Oliver began to recover and slowly regain his strength .
- 3. Once lost , that confidence has proved almost impossible to regain .
- 4. But it will need more than that to regain lost momentum .
- 5. A democratic transition must begin now for egypt to regain its stability .