gain
The act of gaining; acquisitionThe act of gaining; acquisition.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of gaining; acquisition.
People are more willing to take a risk to avoid a loss than to make a gain.
Gewinnen, Zugewinnen, Gewinn
получе́ниеpolučénije, приобрете́ниеpriobreténije, при́быльpríbylʹ
прибу́токprybútok, ви́грашvýhraš
(countable, uncountable)The thing or things gained.
(countable, uncountable)The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
Verstärkung
усиле́ниеusilénije
поси́ленняposýlennja
A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
- the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- a quantity that is added
Examples
750 sentencesYou'll gain nothing from doing that.
Якщо ти це зробиш, ти нічого не виграєш. — deniko
ruТы от этого ничего не выиграешь. — marafon
You will gain nothing from doing that.
Якщо ти це зробиш, ти нічого не виграєш. — deniko
ruТы от этого ничего не выиграешь. — marafon
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking.
Дехто починає товстіти, кинувши курити. — aandrusiak
ruНекоторые набирают вес, когда бросают курить. — marafon
It looks like you've gained a little weight.
Видається на те, що ви трохи погладшали. — deniko
ruТы, похоже, немного поправился. — marafon
A small gain is better than a great loss.
Невеликий прибуток — це краще, ніж великі збитки. — deniko
ruНебольшая прибыль лучше, чем большой убыток. — Lenin_1917
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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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”).
Compare Welsh gan (“a mortise”).
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Forms
plural: gainsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input:amplification
- the advantageous quality of being beneficial:profit
- a quantity that is added:additionincrease
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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
See also
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