gain

gain · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

1.
To obtain or acquire something desired or valuable.
2.
An increase in amount, value, or degree.
3.
To increase in amount, value, or degree.
4.
Something acquired or achieved.
5.
To reach or arrive at a place.

Forms

plural: gains

Phrases & expressions

•
no pain, no gain — achievement requires effort and sacrifice
•
gain ground — to make progress or advance
•
gain the upper hand — to get an advantage over someone

Related words

Antonyms: forfeit, lose

See also: gained, gaining, gains

Synonyms: acquire, attain, earn, obtain

Etymology

From Old French gaignier (to earn, gain, cultivate), from Frankish waidanjan (to hunt, forage).