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  • 1 gain

    [ɡein] 1. verb
    1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) αποκτώ
    2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) κερδίζω
    3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) παίρνω
    4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) πάω μπροστά
    2. noun
    1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) αύξηση
    2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) κέρδος
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    - gain on

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  • 2 Benefit

    subs.
    Advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ.
    Gain: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό; see Advantage.
    Benefaction: see Benefaction.
    Have the benefit of: see benefit, v.
    I heard from some that they will not even give him any longer the benefit of their harbours and markets: P. ἤκουον ἔγωγέ τινων ὡς οὐδὲ τοὺς λιμένας καὶ τὰς ἀγορὰς ἔτι δώσοιεν αὐτῷ, καρποῦσθαι (Dem. 15).
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    v. trans.
    Do service to: P. and V. εὐεργετεῖν, εὖ ποιεῖν, εὖ δρᾶν, ὑπηρετεῖν (dat.), ὑπουργεῖν (dat.).
    Confer advantage: P. and V. συμφέρειν (dat.), ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ὀνινάναι (or mid.), Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.), V. τέλη λύειν (dat.), λύειν (dat.).
    V. intrans. Gain advantage: P. and V. κερδαίνειν, ὀνίνασθαι.
    Benefit from, have benefit of: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.), καρποῦσθαι (acc.), ἐκκαρποῦσθαι (acc.), V. ἐπαυρέσθαι ( 2nd aor. of ἐπαυρίσκειν) (gen.), καρπίζεσθαι (acc.).

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  • 3 profit

    ['profit] 1. noun
    1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) κέρδος
    2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) όφελος
    2. verb
    ((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) κεδίζω,επωφελούμαι
    - profitably

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  • 4 Take

    v. trans.
    P. and V. λαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν; see Catch.
    Take ( a town): P. and V. αἱρεῖν.
    Be taken: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.
    Help in taking: P. and V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).
    Easy to take, adj.: P. εὐάλωτος. P. and V. ἁλώσιμος, ἁλωτός.
    Take in the act: P. and V. αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.); see Catch.
    Overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν.
    Receive: P. and V. δέχεσθαι; see Receive.
    Carry: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν; see Bring.
    Lead: P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Choose: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαι, ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.); see Choose.
    Seize: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν, V. καθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. μάρπτειν, συλλαμβάνειν; see Seize.
    Take as helper or ally: P. and V. προσλαμβάνειν (acc.).
    Hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦσθαι.
    Use up: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν.
    This ( cloak) has taken easily a talent's worth of wool: Ar. αὕτη γέ τοι ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως (Vesp. 1146).
    Take the road leading to Thebes: P. τὴν εἰς Θήβας φέρουσαν ὁδὸν χωρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 24).
    Take in thought, apprehend: P. καταλαμβάνειν, P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), συνιέναι (acc. or gen.); see Grasp.
    Interpret in a certain sense: P. ἐκλαμβάνειν (acc.), ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.); see Construe.
    Take advantage of, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Enjoy: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).
    Get the advantage of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).
    Take after, resemble: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.); see Resemble.
    Take arms: see take up arms.
    Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (or mid.), παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), V. ἐξαφαιρεῖσθαι; see also Deprive.
    Remove: P. and V. μεθιστάναι; see Remove.
    Lead away: P. and V. ἀπάγειν.
    Take away secretly: P. and V. ὑπεκτίθεσθαι; see under Remove.
    Take away besides: P. προσαφαιρεῖσθαι.
    Take care, take care of: see under Care.
    Take down, lit.: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν.
    met., humble: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, συστέλλειν, Ar. and V. ἰσχναίνειν; see Humble.
    Reduce in bulk: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.).
    Take down in writing: P. and V. γράφειν, Ar. and P. συγγράφειν.
    Take effect, gain one's end: P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν.
    Be in operation: use P. ἐνεργὸς εἶναι.
    Take for, assume to be so and so: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.).
    Take from: see take away.
    Detract from: P. ἐλασσοῦν (gen.).
    Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).
    Take heed: see under Heed, Care.
    Take hold of: see Seize.
    Take in, encluse: Ar. and P. περιλαμβάνειν.
    Furl: Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.
    Receive in one's house: P. and V. δέχεσθαι; see Receive.
    Cheat: see Cheat.
    Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).
    Take in preference: V. προλαμβάνειν (τι πρό τινος); see Prefer.
    Take leave of: P. and V. χαίρειν ἐᾶν (acc.), χαίρειν λέγειν (acc.); see under Leave.
    Take notice: see Notice.
    Take off, strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.
    Take off ( clothes) from another: P. and V. ἐκδύειν, Ar. and P. ἀποδύειν.
    From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδύειν.
    From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποδύεσθαι.
    Take off ( shoes) for another: Ar. and P. ὑπολύειν.
    For oneself: Ar. and P. ὑπολύεσθαι.
    Let one quickly take off my shoes: V. ὑπαί τις ἀρβύλας λύοι τάχος (Æsch., Ag. 944).
    Imitate: P. and V. μιμεῖσθαι: see Imitate.
    Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).
    Take on oneself: see Undertake, Assume.
    Are these men to take on themselves the results of your brutality and evil-doing? P. οὗτοι τὰ τῆς σῆς ἀναισθησίας καὶ πονηρίας ἔργα ἐφʼ αὑτοὺς ἀναδέξωνται; (Dem. 613).
    Take out, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξάγειν.
    Pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν.
    Extract: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.).
    Take over: P. and V. παραλαμβάνειν, ἐκδέχεσθαι.
    Take pains: P. and V. σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι, Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, V. σπουδὴν τίθεσθαι.
    Take part in: see under Part.
    Take place: see under Place.
    Take root: P. ῥιζοῦσθαι (Xen.).
    Take the air, walk: Ar. and P. περιπατεῖν.
    Take the field: see under Field.
    Take time: see under Time.
    Take to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.).
    Take to flight: see under Flight.
    When the Greeks took more to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώιζον (Thuc. 3, 24).
    Take a fancy to: P. φιλοφρονεῖσθαι (acc.) (Plat.).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.); see Desire.
    Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιόν τι ποιεῖσθαι.
    Be vexed at: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.); see be vexed, under Vex.
    Take to wife: P. λαμβάνειν (acc.); see Marry.
    Take up: P. and V. ἀναιρεῖσθαι, P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.
    Lift: P. and V. αἴρειν; see Lift.
    Resume: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἐπαναλαμβάνειν.
    Succeed to: P. διαδέχεσθαι (acc.).
    Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (or dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.).
    Practise: P. and V. ἀσκεῖν, ἐπιτηδεύειν: see Practise.
    Use up: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν.
    Nor should we be able to useour whole force together since the protection of the walls has taken up a considerable part of our heavy-armed troops: P. οὐδὲ συμπάσῃ τῇ στρατιᾷ δυναίμεθʼ ἂν χρήσασθαι ἀπαναλωκυίας τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν τειχῶν μέρος τι τοῦ ὁπλιτικοῦ (Thuc. 7, 11).
    Take up arms: P. and V. πόλεμον αἴρεσθαι.
    Take up arms against: V. ὅπλα ἐπαίρεσθαι (dat.).

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  • 5 escape

    [i'skeip] 1. verb
    1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) δραπετεύω
    2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) ξεφεύγω,γλιτώνω
    3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) διαφεύγω
    4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) διαρρέω
    2. noun
    ((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) απόδραση,διαφυγή,διαρροή
    - escapist

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  • 6 benefit

    ['benəfit] 1. noun
    (something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) όφελος
    2. verb
    1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) ωφελούμαι
    2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) ωφελώ
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    - give someone the benefit of the doubt
    - give the benefit of the doubt

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  • 7 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 8 make

    [meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
    1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) κάνω,φτιάχνω/κατασκευάζω
    2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) κάνω,αναγκάζω
    3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) κάνω,καθιστώ
    4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) βγάζω,κερδίζω
    5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) κάνω,ισούμαι με
    6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) γίνομαι
    7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) υπολογίζω
    8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) διορίζω,προάγω
    9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) κάνω(+ουσιαστικό)
    2. noun
    (a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) μάρκα
    - making
    - make-believe
    - make-over
    - makeshift
    - make-up
    - have the makings of
    - in the making
    - make a/one's bed
    - make believe
    - make do
    - make for
    - make it
    - make it up
    - make something of something
    - make of something
    - make something of
    - make of
    - make out
    - make over
    - make up
    - make up for
    - make up one's mind
    - make up to

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  • 9 sacrifice

    1. noun
    1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) θυσία
    2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) θύμα,σφάγιο
    3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) θυσία
    2. verb
    1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) θυσιάζω
    2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) θυσιάζω
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    - sacrificially

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  • 10 score

    [sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun
    1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) αποτέλεσμα,βαθμολογία,σκορ
    2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) παρτιτούρα/μουσική επένδυση
    3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) εικοσάδα
    2. verb
    1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) σημειώνω,πετυχαίνω,σκοράρω
    2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) διαγράφω
    3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) σημειώνω τη βαθμολογία
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    - score-board
    - on that score
    - scores of
    - scores
    - settle old scores

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  • 11 windfall

    1) (an apple etc blown from a tree.) καρπός που πέφτει με τον αέρα
    2) (any unexpected gain or success.) ουρανοκατέβατη τύχη

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  • 12 Ground

    subs.
    P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, P. ἔδαφος, τό, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, δάπεδον, τό (Eur., Ion, 576, Or. 1645) (also Xen.), V. οὖδας, τό.
    Land for cultivating: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, ἀγρός, ὁ (or pl.), Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), γύαι, οἱ.
    On the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμαί, πέδοι (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Sleeping on the ground, adj.: V. χαμαικοίτης,
    Fallen on the ground: V. χαμαιπετής.
    Walking the ground: V. πεδοστιβής, χθονοστιβής.
    To the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμᾶζε, V. πέδονδε ἔραζε (Æsch., frag.).
    From the ground: V. γῆθεν, Ar. χαμᾶθεν.
    Under the ground: see Underground.
    He is an enemy to the whole city and the very ground it stands on: P. ἐχθρός (ἐστιν) ὅλῃ τῇ πόλει καὶ τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει (Dem. 99).
    The city stood on high ground: P. (ἡ πόλις) ἦν ἐφʼ ὑψηλῶν χωρίων (Thuc. 3, 97).
    met., Excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.
    Reason, plea: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.
    Cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ.
    Principle: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.
    Ground for, pretext for: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ (gen.).
    On the ground of: P. and V. κατά (acc.).
    On all grounds: P. and V. πανταχῆ.
    On neither ground: P. κατʼ οὐδέτερον.
    On what ground? V. ἐκ τίνος λόγου;
    Why? P. and V. τί; τοῦ χάριν; P. τοῦ ἕνεκα; διὰ τί; V. πρὸς τί; εἰς τί; τί χρῆμα; τίνος χάριν; τίνος ἕκατι; ἐκ τοῦ; see Why.
    Go over old ground constantly: P. θάμα μεταστρέφεσθαι ἐπὶ τὰ εἰρημένα (Plat., Crat. 428D).
    Gain ground, v.: P. and V. προχωρεῖν.
    Lose ground: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
    Stand one's ground: P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι, μένειν, P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.
    Recover ground lost through indolence: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλαμβάνειν (Dem. 42).
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    v. trans.
    Secure, make firm: P. βεβαιοῦν.
    Plant, fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι, V. ἐρείδειν, ἀντερείδειν.
    Ground arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.
    Instruct: P. and V. διδάσκειν, παιδεύειν; see Instruct.
    Run ( a ship) aground: P. and V. ὀκέλλειν, P. ἐποκέλλειν, V. κέλλειν, ἐξοκέλλειν.
    Run aground, v. intrans.: P. ὀκέλλειν, ἐποκέλλειν, V. ἐξοκέλλειν.
    Ground on ( as a ship on a reef): P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.).
    ——————
    adj.
    Of corn: P. ἀληλεμένος.

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  • 13 Untouched

    adj.
    V. ἄθικτος.
    Unharmed: P. and V. ἀθῷος, ἀκέραιος, ἀκήρατος (rare P.), ἀκραιφνής; see Inviolable.
    Not meddled with: P. and V. ἀκίνητος.
    Not taken in hand: V. ἀργός (Plat. Euthy. 272A).
    Uninfluenced: P. and V. ἀκίνητος Ar. and V. ἄτεγκτος.
    Untouched by thought of gain: V. κερδῶν, ἄθικτος (Æsch., Eum. 704).
    No man is untouched by ( free from) misfortunes: V. οὐδεὶς δὲ θνητῶν ταῖς τύχαις ἀκήρατος (Eur. H. F. 1314).

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  • gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gain — [[t]ge͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ gains, gaining, gained 1) VERB If a person or place gains something such as an ability or quality, they gradually get more of it. [V n] Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine... [V in n] …   English dictionary

  • gain — {{11}}gain (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. gain, from O.Fr. gaaigne gain, profit, advantage; booty; arable land (12c.), from gaaignier to gain (see GAIN (Cf. gain) (v.)). The original French sense enfolded the notions of profit from agriculture and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gain*/*/*/ — [geɪn] verb I 1) [T] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort Bolivia gained independence from Spain in 1825.[/ex] Her theories have only recently gained acceptance.[/ex] He gained entry to the building by showing a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • gain — 1. verb 1) he gained a scholarship to the college Syn: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net …   Thesaurus of popular words

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