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Dictionary: re·gain   (rē-gān') pronunciation
tr.v., -gained, -gain·ing, -gains.
  1. To recover possession of; get back again: regain one's strength. See synonyms at recover.
  2. To manage to reach again: regained the summit.
regainer re·gain'er n.

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Definition: get back, get back to
Antonyms: forfeit, lose


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: get or find back; recover the use of
  Synonyms: recover, retrieve, find

Meaning #2: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  Synonym: find


Translations: Regain
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genvinde

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    komme til bevidsthed igen

Nederlands (Dutch)
herwinnen, terugkrijgen

Français (French)
v. tr. - retrouver, recouvrer, récupérer, regagner, reconquérir, retrouver (l'équilibre), rattraper (le temps)

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    reprendre conscience, reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi, regagner (un endroit) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückerobern, zurückgewinnen

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    wieder zu Bewußtsein kommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επανακτώ, ανακτώ, ξανακερδίζω, επανέρχομαι, ξαναφθάνω, ξαναβρίσκω

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    ανακτώ τις αισθήσεις μου, συνέρχομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riguadagnare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recobrar, recuperar

Русский (Russian)
вновь обрести, отвоевать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recobrar, recuperar

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    recobrar el conocimiento, recobrar el sentido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återfå, komma tillbaka till

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
恢复, 复得, 重回

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    恢复知觉

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 恢復, 復得, 重回

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    恢復知覺

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 되찾다, 회복하다, 복귀하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り戻す, 回復する, 戻る, 復帰する
n. - 復帰, 回復

idioms:

  • regain consciousness    意識をとり戻す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد الكسب, يستعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רכש מחדש, הגיע בשנית, חזר ל-‬


 
 
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