gain
/ɡeɪn/
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Translation
To get more of something, such as time, weight, or help.
Word origin
From Old French gaaignier, meaning to earn or win.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- gaaignier
Grammar
Verb typeregular (gain, gains, gained)
Examples
.
Here "gain" means to get more of something.
winter.
"Gains" is the form used with he, she, or it.
lot trip.
"Gained" is the past form of "gain".
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