gain
To acquire possession ofTo acquire possession of.
» You'll gain nothing from doing that.
Ты от этого ничего не выиграешь.
Вы от этого ничего не выиграете.
Тебе это ничего не даст.
Вам это ничего не даст.
Якщо ти це зробиш, ти нічого не виграєш.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To acquire possession of.
Looks like you’ve gained a new friend.
gewinnen, erringen
получа́тьpolučátʹ, получи́тьpolučítʹ, приобрета́тьpriobretátʹ
отри́муватиotrýmuvaty
(intransitive)To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
The sick man gains daily.
(dated, transitive)To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
to gain a battle; to gain a case at law
(transitive)To increase.
increase or develop
(intransitive, often, with on)To grow more likely to catch or overtake someone.
to gain ground
I’m gaining (on you).
(transitive)To reach.
to gain the top of a mountain
reach a destination, either real or abstract
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
(intransitive)To put on weight.
I’ve been gaining.
increase (one's body weight)
(ambitransitive, dated)To run fast, often by a specified amount.
Don't rely on that clock: it gains.
Examples
750 sentencesYou'll gain nothing from doing that.
Якщо ти це зробиш, ти нічого не виграєш.
ruТы от этого ничего не выиграешь.
You will gain nothing from doing that.
Якщо ти це зробиш, ти нічого не виграєш.
ruТы от этого ничего не выиграешь.
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking.
Дехто починає товстіти, кинувши курити.
ruНекоторые набирают вес, когда бросают курить.
It looks like you've gained a little weight.
Видається на те, що ви трохи погладшали.
ruТы, похоже, немного поправился.
A small gain is better than a great loss.
Невеликий прибуток — це краще, ніж великі збитки.
ruНебольшая прибыль лучше, чем большой убыток.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gayn, gain, gein (“profit, advantage”), from Old Norse gagn (“benefit,From Middle English gayn, gain, gein (“profit, advantage”), from Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from Proto-Germanic *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of Proto-Germanic *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
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Forms
gains, gaining, gained, gainedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
24 synonyms- increase (one's body weight):put on
- increase or develop:gather
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.:advancewinpull aheadmake headwayget aheadgain ground
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages:take inclearmakeearnrealizerealisepull inbring in
- rise in rate or price:advance
- derive a benefit from:profitbenefit
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- gained weight
- gained a lot
- have gained weight
- been gaining weight
- to gain weight
- gained weight since
- gained a little
- has gained a
- gained thirty
- gained three