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{
"term": "regain",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "regain",
"heSheIt": "regains"
},
"pastSimple": "regained",
"pastParticiple": "regained",
"ingForm": "regaining"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to get back something you no longer have, especially an ability or a quality",
"sensetop": "regain something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I struggled to regain some dignity."
},
{
"text": "The party has **regained control** of the region."
},
{
"text": "She paused on the edge, trying to regain her balance."
},
{
"text": "She soon **regained her composure**."
},
{
"text": "He did not **regain consciousness** *(= wake up after being unconscious)* for several days."
},
{
"text": "He is making a bid to regain his World No 1 ranking."
},
{
"text": "He was determined to regain what his father had lost."
},
{
"text": "He was severely injured and never regained consciousness."
},
{
"text": "She struggled to regain her composure."
},
{
"text": "The team are struggling to regain last season's form."
},
{
"text": "a chance to regain the lead in the contest"
},
{
"text": "European car manufacturers have regained market share from imports."
},
{
"text": "Wheat prices should soon regain their usual high price levels."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "fully", "quickly"],
"verb + regain": ["attempt to", "battle to", "fight to"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to regain something",
"a bid to regain something",
"an effort to regain something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to get back to a place that you have left",
"sensetop": "regain something",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They finally managed to regain the beach."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪn/",
"audio": "re/regain/regain__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnz/",
"audio": "re/regain/regains__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnd/",
"audio": "re/regain/regained__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/regain/regaining__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪn/",
"audio": "re/regain/regain__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnz/",
"audio": "re/regain/regains__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnd/",
"audio": "re/regain/regained__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈɡeɪnɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/regain/regaining__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French regagner (see re-, gain)."
}