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gain

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verb (used with object)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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verb (used without object)

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

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

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

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(of a watch or clock) to run fast.

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noun

12.

profit or advantage.

13.

an increase or advance.

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gains, profits or winnings.

15.

the act of gaining; acquisition.

16.

Electronics.

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

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

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

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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, especially by roundabout means.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (noun) < Middle French, contraction of Old French gaaing, noun derivative of gaaignier to till, earn, win < Germanic; compare Old High German weidanōn to hunt, forage for food

Related forms

gain·a·ble, adjective

un·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.

Example Sentences

The opposition struggles to gain from disenchantment with the government.

Gain the heart of a fighter without losing your dignity.

They found that pounded meat and potatoes caused more weight gain than raw food.

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The opposition struggles to gain from disenchantment with the government.

Gain the heart of a fighter without losing your dignity.

They found that pounded meat and potatoes caused more weight gain than raw food.

We need to know about them and others who risk everything for a chance to gain freedom.

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Mini is looking to gain a space on the coffee tables of artsy gearheads the world over this holiday season.

If they happen to gain power, they do not seem to know what to do with it.

Inmates pose as maintenance workers to gain access to the prison guard tower.

In the derided experiment, they let the virus itself evolve to gain that killer capacity.

Townships plagued by flooding could gain precious time to make preparations.

Pouring the fermented beer into bottles, capping them off, and letting the beer mature and gain a little more clarity.

If the gain and loss are close to equivalent, consider your audience.

Yet on balance, rich countries should gain from poorer ones getting richer.

Lose weight and leptin levels fall, prompting you to eat more and gain back the weight.

Academics gain access to expensive data that ultimately improves their understanding of geological processes.

See animals up close and gain a better understanding of their habitat, size and adaptive characteristics.

Studies suggest it prevents weight gain and doesn't cause cavities.

Makers of footwear, furniture and more also gain from supplies of cheap labour.

We're starting to gain some of these same insights for the land-based species we've begun working with.

But humans alone extend altruism beyond kin, frequently helping perfect strangers for no obvious personal gain.

Thus does the new knowledge gain legitimacy and force.

But this fortunate balance between loss and gain likely won't last.

We must ensure that developing countries are not being held back by policies that allow other countries to gain at their expense.

Students will work both alone and in small groups to gain a better understanding of tornadoes.

People who lift weights are trying to gain muscle, so they need to eat after they work out to see any gain.

Males gain an advantage in mating by allowing females to feed on the flowers.

Unlike other schizophrenia drugs, it does not cause excessive weight gain.

Frustrated in the criminal courts, victims' families gain a hearing in civil ones.

The knowledge the researchers gain about bat sonar is tested out on dolphins and applied to human sonar systems.

Weight gain is usually blamed on poor diet and a lack of exercise.

Tame stuff by today's standards but novel enough, back then, to gain notice.

Crew members gain new skills as the game progresses making them more and more valuable.

Symptoms of the syndrome commonly include indigestion, nausea, headaches and weight gain.

In the process, they will gain an awareness of the human and environmental factors that make places unique.

He consequently started developing his body to gain some respect.

Quadriplegics may gain a new degree of freedom via their tongues, if a new control system becomes widely available.

Set against this economic gain is a fiscal cost, as immigration's opponents are quick to point out.

Men, too, feel the need to gain weight in some cultures.

Even as electric vehicles gain traction with consumers, the price of solar panels is falling precipitously.

Yes, it's better to keep people from becoming obese in the first place, as it's easier to gain weight than to lose it.

It was incredibly hard to gain trust among that crowd.

Most people gain a little, not a lot, during the holidays.

Students can gain easy online access to an astonishing array of ready-made term papers, and for a fee, they can get.

Alternative medicine is not everything to gain and nothing to lose.

These are hotweather plants that do not gain from being planted early.

They need a gain medium that amplifies light, and an arrangement of mirrors to concentrate and align that light.

In this lesson, students learn how paleontologists study fossils from prehistoric times to gain insights into animals and their.

The experiment revealed that the genetic tweaking, indeed, rendered the mice resistant to weight gain.

Young people can gain valuable insights by watching or discussing troubling stories with friends or family.

The bigger the difference between the gain and loss, the more you should separate the news.

To gain market share, some have started veritable price wars.

The hosts help themselves to some of the sugars and even gain a bit of added color.

On the way, these electrons gain enough energy from the huge electric field to knock more electrons from other gas molecules.

Researchers also plan to study historical records to gain a view of ocean life in the past.

Large predators gain tremendous benefits from being big.

Interns will gain an understanding of the way the photo, design and editorial departments work together to produce the magazine.

But using proteins in a living cell as a gain medium to amplify light within a laser system is novel.

The bigger the gain for society, the bigger the profit.

Someday science may find a pharmaceutical answer to weight gain.

The journey to gain official status can be a long trip.

Each country suspects the other of expelling people for political gain.

Sacrificing that for short-term gain is never in one's interest.

Pilot projects are under way in several municipal police forces, and many more are expected to gain access.

Until recently, investors were jostling with each other to gain access to the best alternative investments.

When on land, walruses use their tusks to ward off predators and to gain purchase on ice floes.

Eight anthropologists then sued to gain access to the remains, claiming that the decision did not follow federal law.

Unfortunately, the companies make promises to gain subscribers without having the infrastructure in place to make good on them.

Existing producers will gain from more markets opening up as the fuel's appeal spreads.

Forecasting when hurricanes will gain or lose strength is a challenge, but a.

In the meantime, stroke patients stand to gain enormous benefit from harnessing this remarkable system.

And this is when they made their remarkable discovery about weight gain.

The successful candidate will gain practical experience working on projects aimed at increasing readership.

Many anthropologists would study these cultures' traditional lifestyles to gain insight into early human behaviors.

Its top layer of solar panels shades it from direct heat gain.

Lindbergh, who would gain lasting international fame as an aviator, learned to fly while.

Too much of the gain goes to the rich, and too much of the pain is felt by the poor.

Their new study, they say, reveals why some orchids have plenty to gain from false appearances.

However, it might not gain much traction immediately.

As president his first task will be to gain recognition of his legitimacy, both abroad and at home.

Meerkat females gain huge rewards by fighting for leadership.

It is true that many people are predisposed to gain weight because of their genetic makeup.

Privacy activists have said the program was too invasive for little gain in real security.

It has toughened the citizenship test and doubled the lump sum required to gain quick access as an investor.

Learn how paleontologists study fossils to gain insights into animals and their interactions.

But it also makes a person gain strength and handle extreme physical exertion better.

You're not going to gain anything except a hatred of the architecture they've created.

Possibly, because hurricanes gain their energy from the oceans, which seem to have warmed under human influence.

The zigzag relay is necessary to gain enough elevation for the signal to clear the tree line.

Get the motor spinning and use a rear-mounted propeller to gain speed.

He had little to gain from such an encounter, and much to lose.

Visitors can climb by taxi or cog railway to gain this unparalleled view of the city.

Parents use social networks to gain intel on their kids' friends and on those kids' parents.

These days, some lasers use use garnet crystals as their gain media.

Researchers hope to gain insights into the frequency and intensity of the dust storms by comparing data from the two spacecraft.

Biologists believe the advantage birds gain by foraging in a mixed flock is primarily one of protection against predators.

To a certain extent, autocrats are reflective of the society and political state in which they gain power.

Among the challenges: changing ingrained habits that led to the weight gain.

Volunteers needed the birds to gain strength before they could tackle the cause of the penguins' misery: oiled feathers.

It blocks ultraviolet rays, and helps regulate heat loss and gain year-round.

As you gain knowledge, you're in a better position to improve its functioning and thereby increase the quality of your life".

It's regarded as a way to communicate with the spirit world and gain protection from ancestral deities.

Researchers are tagging humpback whales to gain a clearer picture of their underwater habits and foraging strategies.

If you have ever lost weight on a diet only to gain it all back, you were probably as perplexed as you were disappointed.

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noun

a notch, dado, or mortise cut into a piece of wood, as to receive another piece or to house a flap of a hinge.

tusk (def. 4).

a short rabbet, for receiving a flap of a butt hinge.

verb (used with object)

to make a gain or gains in.

to fasten or support by means of a gain.

Origin:
1670–80; perhaps akin to obsolete gane, Old English (north) ganian to yawn, open

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World English Dictionary

gain¹ (ɡeɪn)

—vb
1.	(tr) to acquire (something desirable); obtain
2.	(tr) to win in competition: to gain the victory
3.	to increase, improve, or advance: the car gained speed; the shares gained in value
4.	(tr) to earn (a wage, living, etc)
5.	(intr; usually foll by on or upon)
	a. to get nearer (to) or catch up (on)
	b. to get farther away (from)
6.	(tr) (esp of ships) to get to; reach: the steamer gained port
7.	(of a timepiece) to operate too fast, so as to indicate a time ahead of the true time or to run fast by a specified amount: this watch gains; it gains ten minutes a day
8.	gain ground to make progress or obtain an advantage
9.	gain time
	a. to obtain extra time by a delay or postponement
	b. (of a timepiece) to operate too fast

—n
10.	something won, acquired, earned, etc; profit; advantage
11.	an increase in size, amount, etc
12.	the act of gaining; attainment; acquisition
13.	electronics Also called: amplification the ratio of the output signal of an amplifier to the input signal, usually measured in decibels

[C15: from Old French gaaignier, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German weidenen to forage, hunt]

'gainable¹

—*adj*

gain² (ɡeɪn)

—n
1.	a notch, mortise, or groove, esp one cut to take the flap of a butt hinge

—vb
2.	(tr) to cut a gain or gains in

[C17: of obscure origin]

GAIN (ɡeɪn)

—*n acronym for*
	Guaranteed Annual Income

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Word Origin & History

gain

late 15c. (n.), 1520s (v.), from M.Fr. gain, from O.Fr. gaaigne, from gaaignier "to gain," also "cultivate land," from Frank. *waidanjan "hunt, forage," also "graze, pasture," from P.Gmc. *wartho "hunting ground" (cf. Ger. weide "pasture, pasturage," O.N. veiðr "hunting"), from PIE *wei "to strive

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after." The original O.Fr. sense enfolded the notions of "profit from agriculture" and "booty, prey." Related: Gained; gaining.

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Medical Dictionary

gain (gān)
n.