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gain ¹  (gn)

v. gained, gain·ing, gains

v.tr.

1. To come into possession or use of; acquire: gained a small fortune in real estate; gained vital information about the enemy's plans.

2. To attain in competition or struggle; win: gained a decisive victory; gained control of the company.

3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve: gain recognition; gain a hearing for the proposal.

4. To secure as profit or reward; earn: gain a living; gain extra credits in school.

5.

a. To manage to achieve an increase of: a movement that gained strength; gained wisdom with age.

b. To increase by (a specific amount): gained 15 pounds; the market gained 30 points.

6. To come to; reach: gained the top of the mountain. See Synonyms at reach.

7. To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece: My watch gains four minutes a day.

v.intr.

1. To increase; grow: gained in experience and maturity; a painting that gained in value.

2. To become better; improve: gaining in health.

3. To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit: stood to gain politically by his opponent's blunder.

4.

a. To close a gap; get closer: The runners in the back gained steadily on the leader.

b. To increase a lead.

5. To put on weight: I began to gain when I went off my diet.

6. To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

n.

1.

a. Something gained or acquired: territorial gains.

b. Progress; advancement: The country made economic gains under the new government.

2. The act of acquiring; attainment.

3. An increase in amount or degree: a gain in operating income.

4. Electronics An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.

Idioms:

gain ground

To progress, advance, or increase: Stock prices gained ground yesterday.

gain time

1. To run too fast. Used of a timepiece.

2. To delay or prolong something until a desired event occurs.

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[From Middle English gayne, booty (from Old French gaigne, gain, gain, from gaaignier, to gain, of Germanic origin; see wei- in Indo-European roots) and Middle English gein, advantage (from Old Norse gegn, ready,, and and from Old French gain, gain).]

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gain

Verb

1. to acquire (something desirable)

2. to increase, improve, or advance: wholesale prices gained 5.6 percent

3. gain on to get nearer to or catch up on

4. to get to; reach: gaining the top the hill

5. (of a watch or clock) to become or be too fast

Noun

1. something won or acquired; profit; advantage: a clear gain would result

2. an increase in size or amount

3. Electronics the ratio of the output signal of an amplifier to the input signal, usually measured in decibels [Old French gaaignier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gain - a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" increase, addition indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity accretion - something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
	2.	gain - the advantageous quality of being beneficial profit advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" account - the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness - the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
	3.	gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input amplification increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" loop gain - (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation"
	4.	gain - the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating financial gain - the amount of monetary gain paper profit - an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" red ink, red, loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
Verb	1.	gain - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" derive obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" draw, reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
	2.	gain - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" win, acquire acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
	3.	gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" benefit, profit acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize on profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods capitalize, take advantage, capitalise - draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
	4.	gain - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" arrive at, reach, attain, hit, make catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework" surmount, scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane" make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane" find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark" culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body come through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground
	5.	gain - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, advance steal - steal a base rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose - retreat
	6.	gain - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" advance mount, wax, climb, rise - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
	7.	gain - increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" gather increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
	8.	gain - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, take in, make, clear make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" squeeze out, eke out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" turn a profit, profit - make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" rake off - take money from an illegal transaction take home, bring home - earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
	9.	gain - increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" put on flesh out, fill out, round - become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" pack on - gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce - take off weight

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gain

verb 1. acquire, get, receive, achieve, earn, pick up, win, secure, collect, gather, obtain, build up, attain, glean, procure

verb 2. profit, make, earn, get, win, clear, land, score (slang) achieve, net, bag, secure, collect, gather, realize, obtain, capture, acquire, bring in, harvest, attain, reap, glean, procure << OPPOSITE lose

verb 3. put on, increase in, gather, build up

verb 4. attain, earn, get, achieve, win, reach, get to, secure, obtain, acquire, arrive at, procure

noun 5. rise, increase, growth, advance, improvement, upsurge, upturn, increment, upswing

noun 6. profit, income, earnings, proceeds, winnings, return, produce, benefit, advantage, yield, dividend, acquisition, attainment, lucre, emolument << OPPOSITE loss

plural noun 7. profits, earnings, revenue, proceeds, winnings, takings, pickings, booty

gain on something or someone get nearer to, close in on, approach, catch up with, narrow the gap on

Translations

gain [geɪn] n → ganancia

vt → ganar

vi [watch] → adelantarse;

to gain by sth → ganar con algo;

to gain ground → ganar terreno;

to gain 3 lbs (in weight) → engordar 3 libras

gain (up)on vt fus → alcanzar

gain [geɪn] n (= improvement) → gain m (= profit); gain, profit m

vt → gagner

vi [watch] → avancer;

to gain from/by → gagner de/à;

to gain on sb (= catch up) → rattraper qn;

to gain 3lbs (in weight) → prendre 3 livres;

to gain ground → gagner du terrain

gain [geɪn] n → Gewinn m

vt → gewinnen

vi (clock, watch) → vorgehen;

to do sth for gain → etw aus Berechnung tun;

(for money) → etw des Geldes wegen tun;

gain (in) (increase) → Zunahme f (an +dat);

(in rights, conditions) → Verbesserung f +gen;

to gain ground → (an) Boden gewinnen;

to gain speed → schneller werden;

to gain weight → zunehmen;

to gain 3lbs (in weight) → 3 Pfund zunehmen;

to gain (in) confidence → sicherer werden;

to gain from sth → von etw profitieren;

to gain in strength → stärker werden;

to gain by doing sth → davon profitieren, etw zu tun;

to gain on sb → jdn einholen

gain [geɪn] n → guadagno, profitto

vt → guadagnare

vi [watch] → andare avanti;

to gain in/by → aumentare di/con;

to gain 3lbs (in weight) → aumentare di 3 libbre;

to gain ground → guadagnare terreno

gain (up)on vt fus → accorciare le distanze da, riprendere

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gain

v gain [gein]

1 to obtain He quickly gained experience.opdoenيَكْسَبпридобивамzískatopnå; fågewinnenαποκτώganar, adquirir, obtener, conseguirhankima, saamaکسب کردنhankkia, saadagagnerלְהַשִׂיגप्राप्त होनाstećinyermendapatöðlastacquistare, conseguire得る얻다įgytiiegūtmendapatverwervenfå, vinne, nå, skaffenabyćobtera câştigaприобретатьzískaťdobitistećivinna, fåได้รับkazanmak獲得одержувати; здобуватиحاصل کرناgiành được获得

2 (often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something What have I to gain by staying here?verwerfيَرْبَح، يَكْسَبпечеляzískatopnå; vindegewinnenκερδίζωganarkasu saamaبدست آوردنhyötyägagner (à)לְהַרווִיחַलाभ उठानाdobiti, stećihasznot húzmendapathagnast; græðaguadagnare得する(노력 등에 의해) 쟁취하다pasiekti, laimėtigūt labumudapatbereikentjene (på), høste fordel (av)zyskaćganhara obţineизвлекать пользу, выгодуzískaťpridobitidobitivinna, uppnåได้ประโยชน์จากkazanmak得益мати користь; виграватиکسی عمل کی وجہ سے حاصل کرناcó lợi từ cái gì/làm gì得益

3 to have an increase in (something) He gained strength after his illness.verkryيَكْتَسِب، يَزيدзасилвам сеzískat (sílu), zesílitfå; vindegewinnenπαίρνω, αυξάνομαιaumentar, conseguir, ganarjuurde saamaافزایش داشتنsaada lisääprendreשִׁיפּורजरूरत से अधिक मिलनाpovećati, zadobitigyarapszikmeningkatkanöðlast; ná; fáottenere増す증가하다; 증가 시키다įgauti, įgytiatgūt spēkusbertambahtoenemen infå, økenabraćganhara prindeнабиратьсяnadobudnúťpridobitipovratitiförbättras, återfåจำนวนที่เพิ่มขึ้นalmak, kazanmak增加поліпшуватисяکسی چیز میں اضافہ ہوناthu được, lấy được增加

4 (of a clock or watch) to go too fast This clock gains (four minutes a day).wenتَتَقَدَّم السّاعَه في الوَقْتнапредвамpředbíhat sevindevorgehenπάω μπροστά (για ρολόι)adelantarse, ir adelantadoette käimaتند کار کردنedistääavancer (de)לְמָהֵרपहुंचनाžuriti (sat)siet (óra)terlalu cepatflÿta sérandare avanti進む(시계가) 빨리가다skubėti(par pulksteni) steigtiescepatvoorlopenfortnespieszyć sięadiantar-sea o lua înainteспешитьísť dopredu, predbiehaťprehitevatižuritigå för fortเดินเร็วกว่าileri gitmek(鐘、表等)走快поспішати (на)گھڑی کا تیز ہوناnhanh（钟、表等）走快

n

1 an increase (in weight etc) a gain of one kilo.optelزيادَهувеличениеpřírůstekforøgelse; forhøjelsedie Zunahmeαύξησηaumentojuurdekasvافزایشlisäysgain, augmentationתוֹסֶפֶתप्राप्तिprirast, dobitak na težinigyarapodáspeningkatanaukning, vöxturaumento増加증가padidėjimas, priaugimaspieaugumsbertambahtoenameøkning, tilvekstwzrostaumentocâştig; sporувеличениеprírastokpridobitevpovećanjeökningเพิ่มขึ้นartma, artış(體重)增加збільшення, прирістاضافہsự tăng thêm（体重）增加

2 profits, advantage, wealth etc His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.gewinفائِدَه، رِبْحпечалбаziskfortjeneste; rigdomder Gewinnκέρδοςbeneficio, gananciakasuمنفعتhyötyprofit, gainרֶוַוחलाभdobitak, profitnyereségkeuntunganhagnaður; hagur; gróðiguadagno, profitto利益이익naudaieguvums; labumskeuntunganwinstfortjeneste, gevinstzyskproveitoprofit, câştigприбыль; выгодаziskdobičekprofitvinst, fördelผลประโยชน์kâr收益，利潤вигода; прибуткиفائدہ ، مالlợi lộc收益，利润

gain ground

1 to make progress. maak vorderingيَتَقَدَّمнапредвамdělat pokrokyvinde terrænan Boden gewinnenκερδίζω έδαφοςganar terrenoedenemaپیشرفت کردنvoittaa alaagagner du terrainלְהִתקַדֵםविकास करनाnapredovatitért hódítmajusækja áfare progressi前進する진보하다daryti pažangągūt panākumusbertambahveld winnenvinne terrengiść do przodufazer progressosa câştiga terenделать успехиrobiť pokrokynapredovatinapredovativinna terrängมีชัยilerlemek進展просунутисяترقی کرناtiến bộ进展

2 to become more influential His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.veld wenيكْسَب رِضا، يُحْرِزُ تَقَدُّمـاставам влиятеленprosazovat sevinde udbredelsean Boden gewinnenκερδίζω έδαφοςganar terrenopopulaarsust võitmaبهتر شدنsaavuttaa jalansijaas'imposerלִצבּוֹרप्रभावशाली हो जानाpostati utjecajnijielterjedlebih berpengaruheflast, verða áhrifameiriguadagnare terreno支持を得る우세해지다plisti, įsitvirtintigūt ietekmi/popularitātisemakinveld winnenbli (mer) akseptert, vinne terrengzyskiwać popularnośćganhar terrenoa se impuneполучать всё большее распространениеpresadzovať sauveljaviti sedobiti na važnostivinna alltmer instegก้าวหน้าilerleme kaydetmek佔優勢розповсюджуватисяزیادہ مشہور ہوناcó ảnh hưởng hơn占优势

gain on

to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing) Drive faster – the police car is gaining on us.inhaalيَلْحَقُ بِдогонвамdohánětvinde indnäher herankommenπλησιάζωacercarse, aproximarse, ganar terrenojärele jõudmaنزدیک شدنkuroa umpeen välimatkaarattraperלְהִתקַרֵב ל-दूरी कम करनाsustizatiutolérmengejardraga uppi, nálgastguadagnare terreno su近づく따라붙다prisivyti, artintistuvoties; panākt (kādu)merapatiinhalenhale innpå, få større og større forsprangdoganiaćaproximar-sea se apropiaнагонятьdoháňaťdohitevatistićivinna på, ta in påเข้ามาใกล้yaklaşmak逼近наздоганятиکسی چیز کے قریب تر ہوناtiến sát逼近