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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gain1 /geɪn/USA pronunciation v. - to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's efforts;
secure:[~ + object]to gain possession of land. - to acquire or get as an increase or addition:[~ + object]The car gained speed.
- to improve;
advance:[no object]She's finally begun to gain in health. - to obtain as a profit or advantage:[~ + object]He didn't stand to gain much by the deal.
- to win (someone) to one's own side or point of view:[~ + object]The candidate began to gain supporters.
- (of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount): [~ + object]My watch gains six minutes a day.[no object]Her watch gains.
- to get to;
arrive at:[~ + object]to gain one's destination. - gain on/upon, [~ + object] to get nearer:The police were gaining on the criminals.
n. - profit or advantage:[uncountable]I see no gain in this plan.
- an increase:[countable]showed a small gain in weight.
- gains, [plural] profits or winnings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gain1 (gān),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
- 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 fol. by over):to gain supporters. - (of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount):My watch gains six minutes a day.
- to reach, esp. by effort;
get to; arrive at:to gain one's destination. v.i. - to improve;
make progress; advance:to gain in health after an illness. - to get nearer, as in pursuit (usually fol. by on or upon):Our horse was gaining on the favorite at the far turn.
- to draw away from or farther ahead of the other contestants in a race, one's pursuers, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon).
- (of a watch or clock) to run fast.
- Idioms gain ground, to progress or advance, as in value, strength, or achievement:The company's new products are gaining ground in suburban areas.
- Idioms gain time, to arrange a postponement or delay for a particular purpose, esp. by roundabout means.
n. - profit or advantage.
- an increase or advance.
- gains, profits or winnings.
- the act of gaining;
acquisition. - 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.
- the volume control of a radio, phonograph, amplifier, etc.
- Gmc; compare Old High German weidanōn to hunt, forage for food
- Middle French, contraction of Old French gaaing, noun, nominal deriv of gaaignier to till, earn, win
- late Middle English (noun, nominal) 1425–75
gain′a•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attain.
- 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged addition, increment, acquisition.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lose.
gain2 (gān),USA pronunciation [Carpentry.]n. - a notch, dado, or mortise cut into a piece of wood, as to receive another piece or to house a flap of a hinge.
- Buildingtusk (def. 4).
- a short rabbet, for receiving a flap of a butt hinge.
v.t. - to make a gain or gains in.
- to fasten or support by means of a gain.
- perh. akin to obsolete gane, Old English (north) ganian to yawn, open 1670–80
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