regain
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- Rhymes: -eɪn
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regain (third-person singular simple present regain, present participle regains, simple past regained, past participle regaining)
- (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
- 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, the Guardian:
- 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.
- 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, the Guardian:
Translations [edit]
to get back, to recover possession of
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