Associations to the word «Regaining»

Wiktionary

REGAIN, verb. (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

Dictionary definition

REGAIN, verb. Get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly".
REGAIN, verb. Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats