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present tense third-person singular of gain
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to gradually increase in
- our hopes were raised as the movement gained strength
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2
to receive as return for effort
- gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner
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3
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
- is steadily gaining after his bout with the flu and will be back on his feet soon
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- comes back,
- convalesces,
- heals,
- mends,
- pulls round
- [chiefly British],
- rallies,
- recoups,
- recovers,
- recuperates,
- snaps back
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4
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
- the new version of the car gained in both width and length compared to the earlier model
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- accelerates,
- accumulates,
- appreciates,
- balloons,
- booms,
- builds up,
- burgeons
- (also bourgeons),
- climbs,
- enlarges,
- escalates,
- expands,
- increases,
- mounts,
- multiplies,
- mushrooms,
- proliferates,
- rises,
- rolls up,
- snowballs,
- spreads,
- swells,
- waxes
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5
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- vowed to gain control of the company by any means necessary
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6
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
- the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses
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gains
noun
plural of gain
Synonyms & Antonyms of gains (Entry 2 of 2)
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
- net gains this year were better than last
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