Word a Day
gain
What does gain mean?
gain (verb): to acquire possession of.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gain in a sentence?
- Looks like you’ve gained a new friend. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce gain?
/ɡeɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gain come from?
From Middle English gayn, gain, gein (“profit, advantage”), from Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to gain
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “gain” mean?
produce or yield flowers
Not quite: that's what bloom means.
to acquire possession of
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be of different opinions
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to think about seriously
Not quite: that's what consider means.
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