Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back.
- transitive verb To occupy again.
- transitive verb To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back.
- transitive verb To have the use of (a faculty, ability, or desirable condition) restored; be restored to (a normal or desirable condition).
- transitive verb To add back (body weight that has been lost).
- transitive verb To discover or be able to follow (a trail or scent) after losing it.
- transitive verb To manage to reach again.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To gain anew; recover, as what has escaped or been lost; retrieve.
- To arrive at again; return to; succeed in reaching once more: as, they regained the shore in safety.
- Synonyms To repossess.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
get back ; torecover possession of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb get or find back; recover the use of
- verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I too strongly believe that writing surely gives some sort of relaxation to our minds thus, helping us regain from the pains we suffer.
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If Bush and Cheney go unpunished, America will never again regain its standing as a nation bound by the rule of law.
Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee.
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Done in the wrong patients with no or little long-term follow up, what could be a life saving operation can become a disaster - and weight regain is perhaps the least that can go wrong.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity Surgery is not Just About Surgery
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Probably not much - remind your patients that weight maintenance, especially the prevention of weight regain, is a lifelong task - getting it right 5 days out of 7 is probably not so bad.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Weekend Lifestyle and Body Weight
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After all, it was Lieberman who had to help McCain regain his bearings when distinguishing among Shia, Sunni and Al Queda ...
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Bottom line, the dems will never again regain their power unless they drop the extreme left wing fringe death hold it has on the party.
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It is probably also true that the U.S.A. will never again regain that same degree of ascendancy.
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We can once again regain that stature if we commence now to work out a plan that will ensure that the drift we have experienced in the past five to ten years will not continue in the coming five years.
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The standard of moisture is based upon what is known as regain, that is, if 100 parts of absolutely dry cotton are exposed to the air, they will absorb about 8-1/2 per cent of moisture, although a much higher per cent is sometimes found.
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I will do everything in my power to clear my name and regain my honour.
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