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Collocations for regain - verb

ADV.

completely
He hadn''t completely regained his strength.
quickly, rapidly | gradually, slowly | eventually, finally | never
He was severely injured and never regained consciousness.

VERB + REGAIN

fight to, struggle to, try to
The team are struggling to regain last season''s form.
be desperate to, be determined to, hope to
He was determined to regain what his father had lost.
help sb (to) | manage to | be unable to, fail to

PHRASES

an attempt/a bid/an effort to regain sth
He is making a bid to regain his World No 1 ranking.
a chance/an opportunity to regain sth
a chance to regain the lead in the contest

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