to gain
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1.4
- verb
- /ɡeɪn/
:
obtener
- The knowledge you are gaining in this life.
- gain an understanding
- gain insight
- gain access
The knowledge you are gaining in this life.
- The knowledge you are gaining in this life.
- So does the urge to gain wealth and power.
- What would you hope them to gain from reading this book?
- How you will then gain is through transaction fees.
- I was going to gain a a punditry job.
- So it's like, what were you gaining from putting that on?
- And through that, we can gain more wisdom and understanding.
- And part of what that does is just gain perspective on my life.
- And that's really what gained me tenure at MIT.
- They don't need you to gain confidence in them.
- Well, something's lost and something's gained in living every day.
- Who do you think learned more and who do you think gained so much more?
- So here's my question, Julian, Who stands to gain the most from us?
- They have more to lose than to gain, and therefore they won't do it.
- And through them one is supposed to gain knowledge of the divine.
Examples
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If you study hard, you will gain more knowledge and improve your grades.
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Besides, I've learned that for every person you lose along the way, you gain another.
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So tell me, what do I stand to gain for my pain?
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What would you hope them to gain from reading this book?
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And part of what that does is just gain perspective on my life.
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And through that, we can gain more wisdom and understanding.
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And I just hope everyone gains some measure of hope.
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The Professor is eager to gain permission to visit our Labor Camps.
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The data were gathered to gain a deeper understanding of why the results might have occurred.
Academic text (2011) -
We begin with a review of the known benefits that students gain from learning self-management strategies.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To receive something, for example by buying it or finding it
∞
1.0
To reach a place or achieve a goal
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2.4
Reach a goal, place, or state after effort
∞
1.1
Get to a place, level, or goal after effort
∞
1.0
To earn someone's trust or respect by being kind and reliable
∞
2.3
To reach a goal by effort or skill
947
1.0
To get respect from others because you behave well
942
2.6
To do something successfully after much effort
870
2.5
To reach a target or goal
676
2.3
To help someone or be helped by something
619
2.6
To get something by asking or working for it
458
3.3
To get something or learn a skill over time
417
3.4
To help something move forward or become better
320
2.1
Reach a place, for example a station, or come to a decision after thinking
154
6.0
To earn a net profit after expenses
123
2.8
Earn money from a thing or activity
110
3.9
To reach a level, place, or goal after hard work
104
3.1
To get rewards from your work or to cut and gather crops like grain
88
6.0
To collect or get something after effort
87
4.4
Get something from a person or thing
83
3.4
Do better than others, for example at work or school
60
3.4
To win or succeed and feel great joy
25
4.9
Earn money from work or sales
14
4.1
To earn money from work or business
1
3.7
To get the results of work, for example gather crops at harvest
Antonyms
Idioms
To become larger and hard to control as it spreads beyond where it started
Phrasal Verbs
15
4.1
To start moving faster while also growing stronger and gaining support over time
Compounds
- Specialized
140
5.4
An increase in value when you sell something for more than you paid
- Specialized
1
9.1
How much output an amplifier sends back to its input, affecting how steady it is
How Obtained
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gain comes from an old French word gaigner that meant 'to earn' and from an old German word meaning 'benefit'. So to gain something is to get or earn it, often by effort.