{
    "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)."
}