Regain
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Full definition of regain
Verb
- (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
- 2012, April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election, Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum.