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Regain Back Lost Regained Troops Control City Composure

query
If you r_____ something that you have lost, you get it back again.If you regain something that you have lost, you get it back again.
Troops have regained control of the city.
It took him a while to regain his composure.
word regain
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verb
If you regain something that you have lost, you get it back again.
Troops have regained control of the city.
It took him a while to regain his composure.
If you regain a place that you have left, you succeed in getting back there.
Davis went to regain his carriage.
inflections regainsregainingregained
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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