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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Regain  \Re*gain"\  (r?*g?n"),  v.  t.  [Pref.  re-  +  gain:  cf  F. 
  regagner.] 
  To  gain  anew;  to  get  again  to  recover,  as  what  has  escaped 
  or  been  lost;  to  reach  again 
 
  Syn:  To  recover;  reobtain;  repossess;  retrieve. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  regain 
  v  1:  get  or  find  back  recover  the  use  of  "She  regained  control 
  of  herself";  "She  found  her  voice  and  replied  quickly" 
  [syn:  {recover},  {retrieve},  {find}] 
  2:  come  upon  after  searching;  find  the  location  of  something 
  that  was  missed  or  lost;  "Did  you  find  your  glasses?"  "I 
  cannot  find  my  gloves!"  [syn:  {find}]  [ant:  {lose}] 




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