"regaining" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: regainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} regaining (plural regainings)
  1. The act by which something is regained.
    Sense id: en-regaining-en-noun-znNqmTO1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} regaining
  1. present participle and gerund of regain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: regain
    Sense id: en-regaining-en-verb-gVJPmd5g

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for regaining meaning in English (1.6kB)

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