regain

Meaning

Verb

To get back; to recover possession of.

Noun

1. The act or process of regaining something.
2. 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.

Synonyms

recover

retrieve

get back

recoup

recapture

reclaim

recuperate

revive

take back

repossess

find

🔍

restore

win back

take

resume

retake

reprimand

rehabilitate

earn back

scold

reacquire

rebuke

reclamation

recovery

redeem

reimburse

reinstate

rejoin

renew

reoccupy

repay

reproach

reprove

revoke

shoot

tell off

upbraid

add

standard moisture regain

admonish

blame

catch

censure

collect

continue

criticize

exhort

film

📽️

get

get over

get well

go

go on

heal

knock

pick up

portray

reach

Hyphenated as

re‧gain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːˈɡeɪn/

Etymology

From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.