Noun
1. a quantity that is added;
2. the advantageous quality of being beneficial
3. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
4. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Verb
1. obtain;
2. win something through one's efforts;
3. derive a benefit from;
4. reach a destination, either real or abstract;
5. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;
6. rise in rate or price;
7. increase in;
8. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
9. increase (one's body weight);
Opportunism consists of sacrificing fundamental interests in order to gain temporary, partial benefits.
He never reaches after personal fame and gain.
He will crawl anywhere if he can gain something by it.
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
To gain a complete mastery of English, one must study very hard.
It's not a bad idea to go around a bit and gain experience.
There is huge competition among automakers to gain the attention of the public.
Many voters feel that the country would gain from a change of leadership.
The firemen broke down the wall in order to gain quick access to the building on fire.
The greedy madam stopped at nothing to gain profit.
I hope you will gain still greater success.
I take strong exception to your suggestion that this action was done for financial gain.
They tried to gain time by spinning out the negotiation.
What have I to gain by staying here?
It is impossible for a small company to gain on the big one while business is so inactive.
If he's hoping to gain promotion, he will have to pull his socks up.
Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall.
to gain a high level of competence in English
The win allowed them to leapfrog three teams to gain second place.
News on new home sales is brighter, showing a gain of nearly 8% in June.
It is sad that a major company should try to gain from other people's suffering.
Some people will gain weight, no matter how hard they try to slim.
If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose dignity, but will gain respect.
We have a net gain of nearly 50 seats, the biggest for any party in Scotland.
If this is the standard to which I have to drop to gain membership, then count me out!
Today the media drive athletes to the view that the important thing is to gain worldly success.
The government was beginning to gain the upper hand.
That sort of gain for Labour is nothing like good enough to win them the general election.
gain time
To run too fast. Used of a timepiece.
To delay or prolong something until a desired event occurs.
acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure
advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain
n.
There is relatively little information about gain, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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