regain vs happen upon
happen upon vs regainregain and happen upon both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| regain | No | No | Yes | No |
| happen upon | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
happen upon is a hyponym of
regain; that is, happen upon is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
regain:
- regain: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- happen upon: find unexpectedly
Other hyponyms of regain include
feel, locate, turn up, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, light upon, strike, rout out, rout up.
| regain (verb) | happen upon (verb) |
|---|---|
| get or find back; recover the use of | find unexpectedly |
| come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost |
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