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1 acquisition
[ækwi'ziʃən]1) (the act of acquiring: the acquisition of more land.) απόκτηση2) (something acquired: Her recent acquisitions included a piano.) απόκτημα -
2 Gain
subs.Act of acquiring: V. ἐπίκτησις. ἡ, P. and V. κτῆσις, ἡ.Profit: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό.Advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ. Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ; see Advantage.Superiority: P. πλεονεξια, ἡ, πλεονέκτημα, τό.What gain is there? V. τί δʼ ἔστι τὸ πλέον; (Eur., Phœn. 553).What gain will it be to the dead? P. τί δʼ ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (act. 140).Love of base gain: P. and V. αἰσχροκέρδεια, ἡ.——————v. trans.Win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν ( al o Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), κομίζειν.Gain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Help to gain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί τινι).Reach: V. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or πρός, acc.; V. also acc. alone).Attain to: P. and V. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.).A swift runner would have gained his goal: V. ἂν... ταχὺς βαδιστὴς τερμόνων ἀνθήπτετο (Eur., Med. 1182).Gain the heights: P. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν μετεώρων (Thuc. 4, 128).Gain the mountains: P. λαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ὀρῶν (Thuc. 3, 24).——————v. intrans.Gain on, overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gain
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