gain+(verb)

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• gain — ► VERB 1) obtain or secure. 2) reach or arrive at. 3) (gain on) come closer to (a person or thing pursued). 4) increase the amount or rate of (weight, speed, etc.). 5) increase in value. 6) (gain in) improve o …   English terms dictionary

• gain — noun see one man’s loss is another man’s gain there’s no great loss without some gain no pain, no gain verb see what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts nothing venture, nothing gain …   Proverbs new dictionary

• gain — n 1: an increase in value, capital, or amount compare loss capital gain: a gain realized on the sale or exchange of a capital asset (as a stock or real estate) ca·su·al·ty gain: a gain realized by an insured because property insurance benefits… …   Law dictionary

• gain ground — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …   Useful english dictionary

• gain — [ gɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; de gagner 1 ♦ Littér. Action de gagner. Le gain d une bataille. ⇒ succès, victoire. Le gain d un procès. Cour. Avoir, obtenir gain de cause. Absolt Chances égales de gain et de perte. 2 ♦ Ce qu on gagne; profit, bénéfice… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• gain´say´er — gain|say «verb. GAYN SAY; noun. GAYN SAY», verb, said or sayed, say|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to deny; contradict; dispute: »There is no gainsaying the fact that society rests upon the sanctity of the law, and that when ordinary citizens come to… …   Useful english dictionary

• gain|say — «verb. GAYN SAY; noun. GAYN SAY», verb, said or sayed, say|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to deny; contradict; dispute: »There is no gainsaying the fact that society rests upon the sanctity of the law, and that when ordinary citizens come to disdain it we… …   Useful english dictionary

• gain — verb 1》 obtain or secure (something favourable).     ↘benefit: managers would gain from greater openness. 2》 reach or arrive at (a destination).     ↘(gain on) come closer to (a person or thing pursued). 3》 increase the amount or rate of (weight …   English new terms dictionary

• gain vigor — verb gain or regain energy I picked up after a nap • Syn: ↑perk up, ↑perk, ↑percolate, ↑pick up • Derivationally related forms: ↑pickup (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gain — *gain germ.?, stark. Verb: nhd. gehen; Vw.: s. *gēn …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

• gain|said — «GAYN SEHD», verb. a past tense and a past participle of gainsay: »Most people gainsaid Columbus contention that the earth is round. The champion s athletic ability cannot be gainsaid …   Useful english dictionary