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gain (ɡeɪn Pronunciation for gain ) 

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noun

  1. (no plural)(= advantage) Vorteil masculine noun
    1. (= profit) Profit masculine noun
     ⇒ to do sth for gain etw zum eigenen Vorteil tun (for money), etw des Geldes wegen tun ⇒ his loss is our gain sein Verlust ist unser Gewinn
  2. gains plural
    1. (= winnings) Gewinn masculine noun
    2. (= profits) Gewinne plural noun
  3. (= increase) Zunahme feminine noun (in +gen)
    1. (in speed) Erhöhung feminine noun (in +gen)
     ⇒ gain in weight, weight gain Gewichtszunahme feminine noun

transitive verb

  1. gewinnen
    1. knowledge, wealth erwerben
    2. advantage, respect, access sich dative verschaffen
    3. control, the lead übernehmen
    4. marks, points erzielen
    5. sum of money verdienen
    6. liberty erlangen
      1. (= achieve) nothing, a little etc erreichen
     ⇒ what does he hope to gain by it? was verspricht er sich dative davon? ⇒ to gain independence unabhängig werden ⇒ to gain sb's confidence jds Vertrauen erlangen ⇒ to gain experience Erfahrungen sammeln ⇒ to gain ground (an) Boden gewinnen [rumours], sich verbreiten ⇒ to gain time Zeit gewinnen ⇒ he gained a reputation as ... er hat sich dative einen Namen als ... gemacht ⇒ to gain height (an) Höhe gewinnen ⇒ to gain speed schneller werden ⇒ to gain strength stärker werden ⇒ she has gained weight/3 kilos sie hat zugenommen/3 Kilo zugenommen ⇒ as he gained confidence als seine Selbstsicherheit zunahm ⇒ to gain popularity an Beliebtheit dative gewinnen ⇒ my watch gains five minutes each day meine Uhr geht fünf Minuten pro Tag vor

intransitive verb

  1. [watch] vorgehen
  2. (= close gap) aufholen
  3. (= profit)
    1. [person] profitieren (by von)
     ⇒ society would gain from that das wäre für die Gesellschaft von Vorteil ⇒ we stood to gain from the decision die Entscheidung war für uns von Vorteil
  4. to gain in confidence mehr Selbstvertrauen bekommen ⇒ to gain in popularity an Beliebtheit dative gewinnen

'gain' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: مَكْسَبPronunciation for مَكْسَب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ganhoPronunciation for ganho
  • Chinese: 收获Pronunciation for 收获
  • Croatian: porastPronunciation for porast
  • Czech: přírůstekPronunciation for přírůstek
  • Danish: fortjenestePronunciation for fortjeneste
  • Dutch: toenamePronunciation for toename
  • European Spanish: gananciaPronunciation for ganancia
  • Finnish: hyötyPronunciation for hyöty
  • French: gainPronunciation for gain
  • German: GewinnPronunciation for Gewinn
  • Greek: κέρδοςPronunciation for κέρδος
  • Italian: guadagnoPronunciation for guadagno
  • Japanese: 利得Pronunciation for 利得
  • Korean: 증가Pronunciation for 증가
  • Norwegian: gevinstPronunciation for gevinst
  • Polish: zyskPronunciation for zysk
  • Portuguese: lucroPronunciation for lucro
  • Romanian: creștere creșteri
  • Russian: прибавкаPronunciation for прибавка
  • Spanish: gananciaPronunciation for ganancia
  • Swedish: vinstPronunciation for vinst
  • Thai: ผลกำไรPronunciation for ผลกำไร
  • Turkish: kazançPronunciation for kazanç
  • Ukrainian: зростання
  • Vietnamese: sự tăng trưởngPronunciation for sự tăng trưởng
  • Arabic: يَربَحُPronunciation for يَربَحُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ganharPronunciation for ganhar
  • Chinese: 得到Pronunciation for 得到
  • Croatian: dobitiPronunciation for dobiti
  • Czech: získatPronunciation for získat získávat
  • Danish: opnåPronunciation for opnå
  • Dutch: verwervenPronunciation for verwerven
  • European Spanish: ganarPronunciation for ganaradquirir
  • Finnish: hyötyä jostakinPronunciation for hyötyä jostakin
  • French: acquérirPronunciation for acquérirobtenir
  • German: erlangenPronunciation for erlangen
  • Greek: κερδίζωPronunciation for κερδίζωαποκτώ
  • Italian: ottenerePronunciation for ottenere
  • Japanese: 得るPronunciation for 得る
  • Korean: ...을 얻다Pronunciation for ...을 얻다
  • Norwegian: vinnePronunciation for vinne
  • Polish: zyskaćPronunciation for zyskać zyskiwać
  • Portuguese: ganharPronunciation for ganhar
  • Romanian: a câștiga
  • Russian: приращиватьPronunciation for приращивать
  • Spanish: ganarPronunciation for ganarAvanzar, acercándose a un objeto
  • Swedish: vinnaPronunciation for vinna
  • Thai: ได้รับPronunciation for ได้รับ
  • Turkish: kazanmakPronunciation for kazanmak
  • Ukrainian: здобувати здобути
  • Vietnamese: đạt đượcPronunciation for đạt được

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