regain

Verb
Synonyms: recoverretrievefind

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. get or find back; recover the use of“She regained control of herself”“She found her voice and replied quickly”Synonyms: recoverretrievefind
  2. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost“Did you find your glasses?”“I cannot find my gloves!”Synonyms: find
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Regain \Re*gain"\ (r?*g?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner.] To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve. [1913 Webster]

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