gain

  • 31gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… …

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  • 32gain — I. Gain, qu on escrit aussi Gaing, m. Signifie en premier lieu acquest et proufit fait de quelque chose que ce soit, comme Gain de marchandise, de jeu, d escriture, Quaestus, lucrum, compendium, l Italien dit, Guadagno, et l Espagnol Ganancia, Il …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 33gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …

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  • 34gain — gain1 [ geın ] verb *** ▸ 1 get/achieve something ▸ 2 get benefit/advantage ▸ 3 increase in value ▸ 4 when clock goes too fast ▸ 5 arrive somewhere ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35GAIN — n. m. Profit que l’on tire d’une entreprise, d’un travail, d’un commerce, d’une vente, etc. Gain considérable. Gain médiocre. Gain illicite. Gain honnête. Travailler pour le gain. Vivre de son gain. Il est âpre au gain. L’amour du gain. L’appât… …

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  • 37gain — [[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] …

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  • 38gain — I n. 1) to make gains (in recent years minority groups have made considerable political gains) 2) to consolidate one s gains 3) to nullify a gain 4) a considerable, enormous, notable, substantial, tremendous; tangible gain 5) ill gotten gains 6)… …

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  • 39gain — [[t]geɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts; obtain; secure: to gain possession of land; to gain permission to enter[/ex] 2) to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed[/ex] 3) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40gain — gain1 gainable, adj. /gayn/, v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 3 …

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