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regain

/ɹɪˈɡeɪn/rih-GAYN
/ɹɪˈɡeɪn/rih-GAYN

Meaningto regaine

Common meaning: get back something lost

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchregagner‘to regaine’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto regaine → gain againregagner‘gain again’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsgain again → get back something lostregain‘get back something lost’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French regagner ‘to regaine’.

Roots

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