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Meaning
Verb
●
To
acquire
possession
of.
●
To have or
receive
advantage
or
profit
; to
acquire
gain
; to
grow
rich
; to
advance
in interest, health, or
happiness
; to make progress.
●
To
come off
winner
or
victor
in; to be
successful
in; to
obtain
by competition.
●
To increase.
●
To be more likely to
catch
or
overtake
an individual.
●
To reach.
●
To
draw into
any interest or
party
; to
win
to
one's
side
; to conciliate.
●
To
put on
weight.
●
To
run
fast.
Noun
●
The
act
of
gaining
; acquisition.
●
The
thing
or
thing
s gained.
●
In Electronics:
The
factor
by which a
signal
is multiplied.
●
In Architecture:
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
.
Prep
●
Against.
Adj
●
Straight,
direct
;
near
; short.
●
Suitable;
convenient
; ready.
●
Easy;
tolerable
;
handy
, dexterous.
●
Honest;
respectable
;
moderate
; cheap.
Adv
●
Straightly;
quickly
; by the
nearest
way or means.
●
Suitably;
conveniently
;
dexterously
; moderately.
●
Tolerably; fairly.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
gain
English
gain
Middle English (1100-1500)
gayn
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Profit
Increased
Rose
Increase
Obtained
Acquisition
Acquire
Yield
Earnings
Receive
Obtain
Obtains
Increases
Rises
Compass
Prosper
Skilled
Obtaining
Rise
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Antonyms
Loss
Lose
Abandon
Minus
Related
Benefit
Achieve
Attain
Accrue
Reap
Boost
Generate
Retain
Accumulate
Garner
Derive
Develop
Raise
Value
Maintain
Output
Share
Lose
Reward
Improve
Give
Possess
Accomplish
Capture
Reach
Learn
Decrease
Offer
Create
Advantage
Income
Losses
Improvement
Seek
Return
Profits
Establish
Produce
Enhancement
Revenue
Collect
Change
Deliver
Maximize
Amass
Earning
Build
Access
Signal
Drop
Secure
Result
Pursue
Increment
Claw Back
Take Away
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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