regain
regain Lexical Profile
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• verb
To obtain possession or use of something again after losing it.
"It took several months of physical therapy for the athlete to regain full strength in her knee."
To reach or return to a place again, especially after difficulty or separation.
"The exhausted swimmers managed to regain the shore just before the storm broke."
• noun
The act or process of recovering or getting something back, or the amount of moisture absorbed by a dried textile fiber under standard atmospheric conditions.
"The laboratory measured the moisture regain of the wool samples to ensure proper quality control."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French regaigner, formed from the prefix re- ('back, again') and gaigner ('to gain, win'), which itself is of Germanic origin.