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# regain

verb (regain, regains, regained, regaining)

«regain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To get something back after losing it: regain your balance, regain the lead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#m1)
2. (formal) To reach a place again: they regained the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#m2)

### In the lessons

In sport and stories, a team regains the lead or a hero regains strength. In health, a patient regains consciousness. Phrases: regain control, regain consciousness, regain your balance, regain the lead.

### Examples

- She slipped but quickly regained her balance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x1)
- Our team regained the lead in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x2)
- He regained his strength after the illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x3)
- The patient regained consciousness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x4)
- The knight regained his castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x5)
- It took weeks to regain the money we lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x6)
- Heracles now regained his former vigour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: regained. Re- means again. Maths: if you lose 5 points and regain 3, you are still 2 down.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «regain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«regain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/regain.html) on Mova free.