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come across vs regain

regain vs come across

come across and regain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
come across No No Yes No
regain No No Yes No
As verbs, regain is a hypernym of come across; that is, regain is a word with a broader meaning than come across:
  • come across: find unexpectedly
  • regain: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Other hypernyms of come across include find.
come across (verb) regain (verb)
be received or understood get or find back; recover the use of
communicate the intended meaning or impression come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
come together
be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
find unexpectedly
Difference between come across and regain

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