Regain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get or find back; recover the use of

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡˈeɪn/.

Examples

She regained control of herself
She found her voice and replied quickly
Did you find your glasses?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recover retrieve find

Antonyms

lose

Parts of Speech

verb	get or find back; recover the use of “She regained control of herself”
verb	come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost “Did you find your glasses?”

Word Forms

recoverer	noun	someone who saves something from danger or violence
recovery	noun	the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
retrieval	noun	the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
regaining	noun	getting something back again
finder	noun	someone who comes upon something after searching
find	noun	the act of discovering something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wiedergewinnen

zurückbekommen oder zurückfinden; die Verwendung wiederherstellen

🇫🇷French

regagner

obtenir ou retrouver ; récupérer l'usage de

🇪🇸Spanish

recuperar

recuperar o encontrar atrás; recuperar el uso de

🇮🇹Italian

riconquistare

ottenere o ritrovare; recuperare l'uso di

🇳🇱Dutch

herwinnen

krijgen of terugvinden; het gebruik terugkrijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuperar

obter ou encontrar de volta; recuperar o uso de

🇷🇺Russian

вернуть себе

получить или найти обратно; восстановить использование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हासिल

वापस पाना या पाना; का उपयोग पुनर्प्राप्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরুদ্ধার

get or find back; এর ব্যবহার পুনরুদ্ধার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் பெற

திரும்பப் பெறுங்கள் அல்லது தேடுங்கள்; பயன்பாட்டை மீட்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి పొందండి

తిరిగి పొందండి లేదా కనుగొనండి; వినియోగాన్ని పునరుద్ధరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परत मिळवणे

मिळवा किंवा परत शोधा; चा वापर पुनर्प्राप्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાછું મેળવવું

મેળવો અથવા પાછા શોધો; નો ઉપયોગ પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹುಡುಕಿ; ಬಳಕೆಯನ್ನು ಮರುಪಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക

തിരികെ നേടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കണ്ടെത്തുക; ഉപയോഗം വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੱਭੋ; ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ حاصل کرنا

حاصل کریں یا واپس تلاش کریں؛ کے استعمال کی وصولی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恢复

得到或找到回来；恢复使用

🇯🇵Japanese

取り戻す

取り戻すか見つける。～の使用を回復する

🇰🇷Korean

회복하다

다시 얻거나 찾으십시오. 사용을 회복하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấy lại

lấy hoặc tìm lại; phục hồi việc sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ฟื้น

รับหรือค้นหากลับ กู้คืนการใช้งานของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendapatkan kembali

dapatkan atau temukan kembali; memulihkan penggunaan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabawi

makuha o hanapin muli; mabawi ang paggamit ng

🇲🇾Malay

mendapatkan semula

dapatkan atau cari semula; memulihkan penggunaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استعادة

الحصول على أو العثور على العودة؛ استعادة استخدام

🇮🇷Persian

دوباره بدست آوردن

بازیابی یا پیدا کردن بازیابی استفاده از

🇹🇷Turkish

yeniden kazanmak

al ya da geri bul; kullanımını kurtarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַבֵּל בְּחַזָרָה

לקבל או למצוא בחזרה; לשחזר את השימוש של

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The primary meaning of 'regain' is 'get or find back; recover the use of'.

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Using 'regain' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'regain' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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