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–verb (used with object)

1.	to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country.

2.	to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed.

3.	to obtain as a profit: He gained ten dollars by this deal.

4.	to win; get in competition: to gain the prize.

5.	to win (someone) to one's own side or point of view; persuade (sometimes fol. by over): to gain supporters.

6.	(of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount): My watch gains six minutes a day.

7.	to reach, esp. by effort; get to; arrive at: to gain one's destination.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to improve; make progress; advance: to gain in health after an illness.

9.	to get nearer, as in pursuit (usually fol. by on or upon): Our horse was gaining on the favorite at the far turn.

10.	to draw away from or farther ahead of the other contestants in a race, one's pursuers, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon).

11.	(of a watch or clock) to run fast.

–noun

12.	profit or advantage.

13.	an increase or advance.

14.	gains, profits or winnings.

15.	the act of gaining; acquisition.

16.

Electronics.

a.	a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input.

b.	the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared with a standard, nondirectional one.

17.	the volume control of a radio, phonograph, amplifier, etc.

—Idioms

18.	gain ground, to progress or advance, as in value, strength, or achievement: The company's new products are gaining ground in suburban areas.

19.	gain time, to arrange a postponement or delay for a particular purpose, esp. by roundabout means.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME (n.) < MF, contr. of OF gaaing, n. deriv of gaaignier to till, earn, win < Gmc; cf. OHG weidanōn to hunt, forage for food

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—Related forms

gain·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. procure. Gain, attain, earn, win imply obtaining a reward or something advantageous. Gain carries the least suggestion of method or of effort expended. Attain emphasizes the reaching of a goal. Earn emphasizes the exertions and labor expended that deserve reward. Win emphasizes attainment in spite of competition or opposition. 7. attain. 13. addition, increment, acquisition.

—Antonyms 1. lose.

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gain on

to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing)
Example: Drive faster — the police car is gaining on us.

Arabic:	يَلْحَقُ بِ
Chinese (Simplified):	逼近
Chinese (Traditional):	逼近
Czech:	dohánět
Danish:	vinde ind
Dutch:	inhalen
Estonian:	järele jõudma
Finnish:	kuroa umpeen välimatkaa
French:	rattraper
German:	näher herankommen
Greek:	πλησιάζω
Hungarian:	utolér
Icelandic:	draga uppi, nálgast
Indonesian:	mengejar
Italian:	guadagnare terreno su*

Japanese:	近づく
Latvian:	tuvoties; panākt (kādu)
Lithuanian:	prisivyti, artintis
Norwegian:	hale innpå, få større og større forsprang
Polish:	doganiać
Portuguese (Brazil):	alcançar
Portuguese (Portugal):	aproximar-se
Romanian:	a se apropia
Russian:	нагонять
Slovak:	doháňať
Slovenian:	dohitevati
Spanish:	acercarse, aproximarse, ganar terreno
Swedish:	vinna på, ta in på
Turkish:	yaklaşmak