gain
IPA: gˈeɪn
noun
- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- The thing or things gained.
- (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- (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.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- (transitive, dated) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
- (transitive) To reach.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
- (intransitive) To put on weight.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
adjective
- (obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
- (obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
- (dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
- (dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
adverb
- (obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
- (dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
- (dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
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