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verb (used with object)
1.
to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
2.
to succeed in reaching again; get back to: to regain the shore.
noun
3.
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
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Regain
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
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World English Dictionary
| regain | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to take or get back; recover |
| 2. | to reach again |
| —n | |
| 3. | the process of getting something back, esp lost weight: this regain was inevitable |
| re'gainable | |
| —adj | |
| re'gainer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
regain
c.1548, from M.Fr. regaigner, from re- "again" + gaginer, from O.Fr. gaaignier (see gain).
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