Collocations for "gain"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gain" in context.
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gain
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- gain the [support, admiration] of
- gain [popularity, standing] (among)
- gain [entrance, permission, access] to
- can be gained from
- gained from [research, investigation]
- gained through [research]
- gained by [having, using, working]
- have nothing to gain [by, from]
- there is nothing to gain [from, by]
- there is nothing to be gained (by)
- nothing ventured, nothing gained
- gained his [fortune, empire] by
- gained it over [many years, several decades]
- [stands, is likely] to gain (a fortune)
- who stands to gain [from, if]
- gain [knowledge, understanding]
- gain a [reputation, foothold, name for yourself]
- gained the [support, confidence, attention, respect] of
- gain [experience, insight, time]
- gain [weight, several pounds]
- (have) gained [some, a lot of, so much] weight
- [theory, idea, policy] is gaining ground (among)
- gain ground against the [opposition, enemy, opposing team]
- is gaining in popularity
- gained and lost
- gained control over the [government, party, company, people]
- the [movement, candidate, theory] gained momentum
- for his (own) [personal, self-] gain
- weight gain [in pregnancy, before a period, due to stress]
- showed a small gain in [productivity]
- shows a net gain of
- [expected, predicted, forecasted] to make gains
- made gains in his [performance, strength, athletic ability]
- made a [large, substantial, small] gain (since last year)
- made [large] gains in the [stock market, oil industry]
- had a gain of [$10, 10%]
- had a gain of [nearly, approximately, around] [$10]
- no pain, no gain!
- a gain in [popularity, productivity]
- capital gains
- a [tax, levy] on gains
- capital gains tax
'gain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abuse
- access
- ambitious
- apparent
- appreciation
- blackmail
- chart
- clarity
- competitor
- comprehension
- confidence
- consistency
- contact
- control
- deceit
- deception
- decisive
- deploy
- diet
- esteem
- experience
- exploit
- financial
- fulfillment
- insight
- intern
- internship
- leverage
- loss
- loyalty
- merchandise
- merger
- milk
- net
- network
- offensive
- overt
- perspective
- psychology
- purchase
- refined
- respect
- rivalry
- ruthless
- sacrifice
- safe
- science
- sham
- significance
- stand