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regain

French, noun\ʁə.ɡɛ̃\

regain is a French masculine noun meaning “second crop (typically of grass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Herbe qui repousse dans les prés après qu’ils ont été fauchés”.

What does regain mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesecond crop (typically of grass)

  2. 2

    masculinerenewal

  3. 3

    masculineupsurge

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Herbe qui repousse dans les prés après qu’ils ont été fauchés. 2. Reprise d’un avantage perdu, recrudescence inattendue, action de regagner.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of regain

  • regains plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce regain?

  • \ʁə.ɡɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to regain

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is regain in French?

regain appears 2.4 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).