gainUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgeɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/geɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gān)
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gain
- earn ‘gain’ If you gain something such as an ability or quality, you gradually get more of it. After a nervous start, the speaker began to gain confidence. This gives you a chance to gain experience. ‘earn’ If you earn wages or a salary, you are paid money for work that you do. She earns $200 a week. Be careful Don't say ‘She gains $200 a week.’ 'gain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "gain" in the title: ..., if it would gain him a momentary advantage. - English Only forum
'deficient gain' of sinusoidal smooth pursuit eye movements - English Only forum 'gain popularity' vs 'gain in popularity' - English Only forum “There is not much to be gained/ to gain.” - English Only forum [Cover Letter] - achieve vs gain, reach, arrive, meet - English Only forum A fall into the(a) pit, a gain in your wit. - English Only forum A good gain takes long pain - English Only forum a natural person living for gain - English Only forum Achieve , gain , acquire , obtain, attain ??? - English Only forum achieve/gain and consolidate a prominent/noticeable position - English Only forum Advantage: [gain, lose, increase] - English Only forum All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there - English Only forum An action to help visitors gain access to the job site. - English Only forum Annualize and Annualized Capital Gain on Capital - English Only forum antonym of "gain weight" - English Only forum are put second to greed and personal gain. - English Only forum as you slide out of corners and gain traction - English Only forum attain or gain? - English Only forum attained, achieve, obtain, acquire, gain - English Only forum avoid a gain - English Only forum balancing the energy gain from the energy cost - English Only forum because it is cheap, 'good quality', or likely to gain in value - English Only forum Benefit/profit/gain - English Only forum bring not only gain to - English Only forum call for [forecast ... 'called for' a gain] - English Only forum can gain her everlasting life - English Only forum Change your mind as you will, you will gain no… - English Only forum Changes in weight interaction can, in turn, influence tissue gain - English Only forum Choices framed in terms of a gain - English Only forum collect/acquire/gain/get experience - English Only forum more...
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