regain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb get or find back; recover the use of
    recover; retrieve; find.
    • She regained control of herself
    • She found her voice and replied quickly
  2. verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
    find.
    • Did you find your glasses?
    • I cannot find my gloves!

WordNet

Re*gain" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner.
Definitions
  1. To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again. Syn. -- To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.

Webster 1913