"regain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/, /ˈɹiːɡeɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regain.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regain2.wav Forms: regains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|regaigner}} Middle French regaigner, {{surf|en|re-|gain}} By surface analysis, re- + gain Head templates: {{en-noun}} regain (plural regains)
  1. The act or process of regaining something.
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  2. (textiles) The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving. Categories (topical): Textiles
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Verb

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Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|regaigner}} Middle French regaigner, {{surf|en|re-|gain}} By surface analysis, re- + gain Head templates: {{en-verb}} regain (third-person singular simple present regains, present participle regaining, simple past and past participle regained)
  1. (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of. Tags: transitive Derived forms: regain one's senses Translations (to get back, to recover possession of): ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō) (Ancient Greek), възвръщам си (vǎzvrǎštam si) (Bulgarian), reconquerir (Catalan), herkrijgen (Dutch), saada takaisin (Finnish), reconquérir (French), reprendre (French), wiedergewinnen (German), reprann (Haitian Creole), riprendere (Italian), riappropriarsi (Italian), recuperare (Italian), riguadagnare (Italian), riavere (Italian), cobrar (Old Galician-Portuguese), odzyskać (Polish), reconquistar (Portuguese), recobrar (Spanish), återfå (Swedish), återvinna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-regain-en-verb-XvcEcysc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 22 31 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 45 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 46 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 9 48 43

Inflected forms

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    "re‧gain"
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          "ref": "2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum.",
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        }
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        "To get back; to recover possession of."
      ],
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        [
          "get back",
          "get back"
        ],
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          "recover",
          "recover"
        ],
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          "possession"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzvrǎštam si",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "възвръщам си"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "reconquerir"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "herkrijgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "saada takaisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "reconquérir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "reprendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "wiedergewinnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "analambánō",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "ἀναλαμβάνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "reprann"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "riprendere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "riappropriarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "recuperare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "riguadagnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "riavere"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-opt",
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "cobrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "odzyskać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "reconquistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "recobrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "återfå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to get back, to recover possession of",
      "word": "återvinna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "regain"
}

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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Haitian Creole translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Old Galician-Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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          "ref": "2019, Sameera Khan, Regain Be Gone:",
          "text": "Patients who plateau after weight loss are more likely to blame the regain on something that they are responsible for – the wrong course of action they took or a specic oversight that they kept repeating–rather than who they are.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sam Hudson, Football in a Pandemic:",
          "text": "By beginning deeper, this allows the opposition to start and build much higher, naturally luring them away from their own goal. As long as the actions after a regain are then quick, forward, and performed with quality, counter-attacks can prove a particularly useful attacking strategy to win football matches.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Arn Mignon, Superabsorbent Polymers, page 155:",
          "text": "The samples with SAPs showed a regain in strength when stored in an RH of more than 90%.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Antonella Versaci, Hocine Bougdah, Natsuko Akagawa, Conservation of Architectural Heritage, page 375:",
          "text": "Negative collective memories are effective, as much as positive memories, in choosing a regain for lost heritage building associated with them.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "The act or process of regaining something."
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        {
          "ref": "1912, National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, page 105:",
          "text": "The number of ends per inch may vary to some slight extent at different places in the width of the cloth and in different pieces woven to the same particulars , but if the regain is correctly estimated , the calculated reed to be used will be the same, unless a special reed has been used in weaving the cloth.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, J. W. S. Hearle, W E Morton, Physical Properties of Textile Fibres, page 190:",
          "text": "In particular, at high humidities the regain of wool is lower.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Sabit Adanur, Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles, page 590:",
          "text": "Because of the fiber price per pound, and the size of the lots, the regain must be determined accurately.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving."
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        "(textiles) The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving."
      ],
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        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
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}

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