Analysis Complete

regain

/ regain /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
"Did you find your glasses?"
"I cannot find my gloves!"
Opposites:
lose
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
feel locate turn up fall upon strike
Derived:
finder discovery find uncovering discoverer
Verb group:
recover retrieve find
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
get or find back; recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"
"She found her voice and replied quickly"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
access
Derived:
restitution return restoration regaining recovery
Verb group:
find
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

get acquire feel locate turn up fall upon strike lose access