regain
verb [T] /rɪˈɡeɪn/Definition
B2 to take or get possession of something again: The government has regained control of the capital from rebel forces. She made an effort to regain her self-control.Giving, bringing or getting back › literary to reach or return to a place, especially after difficulty or danger: The swimmers struggled to regain the shore.Returning to a place
(Definition of regain verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backtrack verb (GO BACK)
- call back phrasal verb
- come back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- double back phrasal verb
- get back phrasal verb
- go back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- not darken sb's door idiom
- reappear verb
- rejoin verb (RETURN)
- resume verb
- retrace your steps idiom
- return adjective
- return noun (GOING BACK)
- return verb (GO BACK)
- snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- turn (sb) back phrasal verb
- U-turn noun
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