regained; regaining
1
: to gain (something) anew : to get (something) again : recover
She regained her health/strength.
I regained my footing/balance.
struggling to regain his composure
pulled ahead to regain the lead
Some of them regained the weight they had lost.
… was still alive and slowly regaining consciousness.—
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson… managed to regain control of the airplane and execute a successful landing …—Peter Katz
Peter Katz2
: to get back to (something) : to reach (something) again
After a prolonged struggle to regain the ridge, during which the only assistance my partners could offer was a tight rope, I crawled back along the path I had so recently chiseled …—Jeff Lowe
Jeff Lowe… one of them was unhorsed and then, when out of view, regained his saddle.—Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. BoorstinSynonyms
Examples of regain in a Sentence
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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Calling employees back to physical offices and scrapping telework has regained momentum in the private sector after the pandemic ushered in an era of remote work.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
And over the course of the experiment, McCullough's legs regained some function.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Hafeez said that the woman should take steps to regain financial independence.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Instead, after the pilot, the comedy falls into a structure in which the Gen Z characters are being morons in their office environment, and the Gen X characters are entirely separately being morons while trying to regain employment.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
And over the course of the experiment, McCullough's legs regained some function.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Hafeez said that the woman should take steps to regain financial independence.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Instead, after the pilot, the comedy falls into a structure in which the Gen Z characters are being morons in their office environment, and the Gen X characters are entirely separately being morons while trying to regain employment.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regain. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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