Regain

Quick meaning: Regain is a verb meaning (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

Meaning

(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

More Meanings

1. The act or process of regaining something.
2. (textiles) 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.

Example Sentences

In particular, at high humidities the regain of wool is lower.

The samples with SAPs showed a regain in strength when stored in an RH of more than 90%.

Negative collective memories are effective, as much as positive memories, in choosing a regain for lost heritage building associated with them.

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.

Word Forms

• regains
• regaining
• regained

Synonyms for regain

Depending on context, synonyms include resume, recover, retrieve.

Antonyms for regain

Common opposites include lose.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include retrieve, recover, recapture, recovery, resume, reinstate.

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