regain – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of regain

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to regain
Participle: regained
Gerund: regaining

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iregain
youregain
he;she;itregains
weregain
youregain
theyregain

Perfect

Ihave regained
youhave regained
he;she;ithas regained
wehave regained
youhave regained
theyhave regained

Past

Iregained
youregained
he;she;itregained
weregained
youregained
theyregained

Pluperfect

Ihad regained
youhad regained
he;she;ithad regained
wehad regained
youhad regained
theyhad regained

Future

Iwill regain
youwill regain
he;she;itwill regain
wewill regain
youwill regain
theywill regain

Future Perfect

Iwill have regained
youwill have regained
he;she;itwill have regained
wewill have regained
youwill have regained
theywill have regained

Subjunctive

Present

Iregain
youregain
he;she;itregain
weregain
youregain
theyregain

Perfect

Ihave regained
youhave regained
he;she;ithave regained
wehave regained
youhave regained
theyhave regained

Imperfect

Iregained
youregained
he;she;itregained
weregained
youregained
theyregained

Pluperfect

Ihad regained
youhad regained
he;she;ithad regained
wehad regained
youhad regained
theyhad regained

Conditional

Present

Iwould regain
youwould regain
he;she;itwould regain
wewould regain
youwould regain
theywould regain

Perfect

Iwould have regained
youwould have regained
he;she;itwould have regained
wewould have regained
youwould have regained
theywould have regained

Imperative

youregain
weLet's regain
youregain

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam regaining
youare regaining
he;she;itis regaining
weare regaining
youare regaining
theyare regaining

Perfect

Ihave been regaining
youhave been regaining
he;she;ithas been regaining
wehave been regaining
youhave been regaining
theyhave been regaining

Past

Iwas regaining
youwere regaining
he;she;itwas regaining
wewere regaining
youwere regaining
theywere regaining

Pluperfect

Ihad been regaining
youhad been regaining
he;she;ithad been regaining
wehad been regaining
youhad been regaining
theyhad been regaining

Future

Iwill be regaining
youwill be regaining
he;she;itwill be regaining
wewill be regaining
youwill be regaining
theywill be regaining

Future Perfect

Iwill have been regaining
youwill have been regaining
he;she;itwill have been regaining
wewill have been regaining
youwill have been regaining
theywill have been regaining

Conditional

Present

Iwould be regaining
youwould be regaining
he;she;itwould be regaining
wewould be regaining
youwould be regaining
theywould be regaining

Perfect

Iwould have been regaining
youwould have been regaining
he;she;itwould have been regaining
wewould have been regaining
youwould have been regaining
theywould have been regaining

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'regain'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'regain'

remain, retain, begin, berain, Bremain, derain, detain, gain, rain, reaim,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recover
retrieve, recapture, reacquire, repossess

Antonyms

recover
relapse, degenerate, deteriorate, impair

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.

Sample Sentences

  • ‘Do you think, ’ I asked of my conductor, ‘that after so very long an imprisonment, she has any thought or hope of ever regaining her liberty ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)