regain
English Thesaurus
1. get or find back; recover the use of (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | access, |
| definition | : | obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | find, regain, |
| definition | : | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession) |
2. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | feel, |
| definition | : | find by testing or cautious exploration (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | locate, turn up, |
| definition | : | discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike, |
| definition | : | find unexpectedly (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | rout out, rout up, |
| definition | : | get or find by searching (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | find, |
| definition | : | obtain through effort or management (verb.possession) |
3. get or find back; recover the use of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | recovery, retrieval, |
| definition | : | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | recoverer, rescuer, saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves something from danger or violence (noun.person) |
4. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | lose, |
| definition | : | miss from one's possessions; lose sight of (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | finder, |
| definition | : | someone who comes upon something after searching (noun.person) |
5. get or find back; recover the use of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | recovery, retrieval, |
| definition | : | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | recoverer, rescuer, saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves something from danger or violence (noun.person) |
6. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | lose, |
| definition | : | miss from one's possessions; lose sight of (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | finder, |
| definition | : | someone who comes upon something after searching (noun.person) |
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