Sekirov Dictionary

gain

/ɡeɪn/

verb9

  1. to end up owning or holding something new, often as a result of effort
  2. To increase.
  3. To put on weight.
  4. To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
  5. To grow more likely to catch or overtake someone.
  6. (old-fashioned) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
  7. To reach.
  8. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
  9. To run fast, often by a specified amount.

adjective4

  1. (dialect) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
  2. (dialect) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
  3. (dialect, no longer used) Suitable; convenient; ready.
  4. (dialect, no longer used) Straight, direct; near; short.

adverb3

  1. (dialect) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
  2. (dialect) Tolerably; fairly.
  3. (dialect, no longer used) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.

noun4

  1. The act of gaining; acquisition.
  2. The thing or things gained.
  3. The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
  4. 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.

preposition1

  1. (no longer used) Against.
forms

gain'd · gained · gainedst · gaining · gaineth · gains · gainest · more gain · most gain

Phrases with gain

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