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1 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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2 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) αποκτώ2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) κερδίζω3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) παίρνω4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) πάω μπροστά2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) αύξηση2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) κέρδος•- gain on -
3 gain on
(to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing): Drive faster - the police car is gaining on us.) πλησιάζω -
4 gain
1) απολαβή2) κερδίζω -
5 gain ground
1) (to make progress.) κερδίζω έδαφος2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) κερδίζω έδαφος -
6 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) επικρατώ,υπερισχύω -
7 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) εισβάλλω,εξασφαλίζω με τη βία -
8 Benefit
subs.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).——————v. trans.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.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Benefit
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9 Profit
subs.Advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, ὠφέλησις, ἡ; see Advantage.Gain: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό.Profits ( on investment): P. ἐπικαρπία, ἡ.They make a double profit out of the city: P. διχόθεν καρποῦνται τὴν πόλιν (Dem. 614).Ye have had no profit in my glorious deeds: V. οὐκ ὤνασθε τῶν ἐμῶν καλῶν (Eur., H.F. 1368).——————v. trans.P. and V. σαμφέρειν (dat.), ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ὀνινάναι, (or mid.), Ar. and V. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.), V. τέλη λύειν (dat.), λύειν (dat.).Profit by, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Have benefit of: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.), καρποῦσθαι (acc.), ἐκκαρποῦσθαι (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Profit
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10 Reach
v. trans.Arrive at: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or ἐπί, acc., V. also acc. alone), εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), ἥκειν (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or acc. alone), V. ἱκάνειν (εἰς, acc. or acc. alone), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., ἐπί, acc., πρός, acc., or acc. alone).Gain: P. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see under Gain.Used absol., P. and V. ἐξήκειν, ἐφήκειν, V. προσήκειν.Reach with a missile: P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen. or absol.), διικνεῖσθαι ( absol).Attain: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), κυρεῖν (gen.), P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen.); see Attain.V. intrans. Extend (of territory, etc.): P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν, ἐφικνεῖσθαι, προσήκειν (Xen.).Reach down to: P. καθίεσθαι πρός (acc.).Cover a distance: P. ἐπέχειν (Thuc. 2, 77).If our money reach so far ( be sufficient): P. ἂν ἐξικνῆται τὰ ἡμέτερα χρήματα (Plat., Prot. 311D).Reach out, extend: P. and V. προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, ὀρέγειν (Plat.).Reach out after: P. and V. ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.).Reach safely: see under Safely.——————subs.Range of a missile: P. and V. βολή, ἡ, P. φορά, ἡ.Beyond the reach of prep.:use P. and V. ἔξω (gen.), ἐκτός (gen.).In reach of: P. and V. ἐντός (gen.).In the reach of, in the power of: P. and V. ἐπί dat.).Within reach, ready to hand, adj.: P. and V. πρόχειρος.Reach ( of a river), subs.: P. κέρας, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reach
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11 achieve
[ə' i:v](to gain or reach successfully: He has achieved his ambition.) πετυχαίνω -
12 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) πλεονέκτημα2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) αβαντάζ (στο τένις)•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
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13 attain
[ə'tein](to gain; to achieve: He attained all his ambitions.) κατορθώνω, αποκτώ, πραγματοποιώ -
14 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) όφελος2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) ωφελούμαι2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) ωφελώ•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
15 bulimia
[bju:ɡlimiə](an eating disorder in which a person eats excessive amounts of food and then vomits in order not to gain weight.) βουλιμία -
16 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) δημιουργώ -
17 cheat
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18 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) χειροκροτώ2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) χτυπώ φιλικά3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) χώνω2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) κρότος, βροντή2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) χειροκρίτημα, φιλικο χτύπημα -
19 contest
['kontest](a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) διαγωνισμός -
20 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) δικαστήριο (τόπος)2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) δικαστήριο3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) γήπεδο4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) ανάκτορο6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) αυλή2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) φλερτάρω2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) επιζητώ3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) προκαλώ•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard
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