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English verb: regain | |||
| 1. | regain (possession) get or find back; recover the use of | ||
| Samples | She regained control of herself. She found her voice and replied quickly. | ||
| Synonyms | find, recover, retrieve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | access | ||
| Verb group | find, regain | ||
| 2. | regain (possession) come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost | ||
| Samples | Did you find your glasses?. I cannot find my gloves!. | ||
| Examples | They regain the money in the closet | ||
| Synonyms | find | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, feel, happen upon, light upon, locate, rout out, rout up, strike, turn up | ||
| Verb group | find, find, recover, regain, retrieve | ||
| Antonyms | lose | ||
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