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regagner

to regain

verb ruh-gah-NYEH Rare

Also means

to return to

Usage Note

Regagner means to win back something lost or to make one's way back to a place. Regagner sa chambre means 'to go back to one's room', while regagner la confiance means 'to regain trust'. It combines re- (again) with gagner ('to win / to reach'), so both senses of gagner are possible.

Examples

"Il a réussi à regagner sa liberté."

Natural Translation

He managed to regain his freedom.

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