regagné

returned to, regained, recovered, made up (lost time)

→ regagner
re again; back + gagn to win + é masculine singular past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #50,435
returned to
FR: Il a regagné sa chambre après le dîner.
EN: He returned to his room after dinner.
regained, recovered
FR: Elle a regagné son calme après quelques minutes.
EN: She regained her composure after a few minutes.
made up (lost time)
FR: Nous avons regagné le temps perdu en travaillant plus vite.
EN: We made up the lost time by working faster.
Conjugation of regagner
Past
regagné

À la suite d'une brève absence, il a regagné son poste à l'institut.

After a brief absence, he returned to his position at the institute.

Il a regagné furtivement le trou d'où il était sorti.

He stealthily slipped back into the hole he had emerged from.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Yanni a regagné son équilibre.

Yanni regained his balance.

Il n'était pas impossible que le retard fût regagné.

It wasn’t impossible that the time lost could be made up.