regaining


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re·gain

 (rē-gān′)
tr.v. re·gained, re·gain·ing, re·gains
1.
a. To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back: regained lost territory; regained their market share; regained the lead in the game.
b. To occupy again: regained his seat at the table
2.
a. To have (the use or control of something) restored; get back: regained the ownership of the team.
b. To have the use of (a faculty, ability, or desirable condition) restored; be restored to (a normal or desirable condition): regained his balance; regained her confidence; regained their privacy.
3. To add back (body weight that has been lost).
4.
a. To discover or be able to follow (a trail or scent) after losing it.
b. To manage to reach again: regained the summit.
re·gain′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.regaining - getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
restitution, restoration, return
acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
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For some time after regaining her senses, Alice gazed wonderingly about the interior of the little cabin, and then, with a satisfied sigh, said:
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On the day following Captain Bonneville's supervision of the industrious and frolicsome community of beavers, of which he has given so edifying an account, he succeeded in extricating himself from the Wind River Mountains, and regaining the plain to the eastward, made a great bend to the south, so as to go round the bases of the mountains, and arrived without further incident of importance, at the old place of rendezvous in Green River valley, on the 17th of September.
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On regaining the plaza I had my third glimpse of the captive girl.
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