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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Etymology 1
From Middle English gayn, gain, gein (“profit, advantage”), from Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit”, literally “return”), from Proto-Germanic *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of Proto-Germanic *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with Icelandic gagn (“gain, advantage, use”), Swedish gagn (“benefit, profit”), Danish gavn (“gain, profit, success”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (gageigan, “to gain, profit”), Old Norse gegn (“ready”), dialectal Swedish gen (“useful, noteful”), Latin cum (“with”); see gain-, again, against. Compare also Middle English gaynen, geinen (“to be of use, profit, avail”), Icelandic and Swedish gagna (“to avail, help”), Danish gavne (“to benefit”).
The Middle English word was reinforced by Middle French gain (“gain, profit, advancement, cultivation”), from Old French gaaing, gaaigne, gaigne, a noun derivative of gaaignier (“to till, earn, win”), from Frankish *waidanjan (“to pasture, graze, hunt for food”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz, *waiþō, *waiþijō (“pasture, field, hunting ground”); compare Old High German weidōn, weidanōn (“to hunt, forage for food”) (Modern German Weide (“pasture”)), Old Norse veiða (“to catch, hunt”), Old English wǣþan (“to hunt, chase, pursue”). Related to wathe, wide.
Verb
gain (third-person singular simple present gains, present participle gaining, simple past and past participle gained)
- (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- Looks like you’ve gained a new friend.
- (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- The sick man gains daily.
- (transitive, dated) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
- to gain a battle; to gain a case at law
- (transitive) To increase.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- Then they had bouts of wrestling and of cudgel play, so that every day they gained in skill and strength.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- (intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
- I’m gaining (on you).
- gain ground
- (transitive) To reach.
- to gain the top of a mountain
- 1907, Jack London, The Iron Heel:
- Ernest laughed harshly and savagely when he had gained the street.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.
- If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
- to gratify the queen, and gain the court
- (intransitive) To put on weight.
- I’ve been gaining.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
gain (countable and uncountable, plural gains)
- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- 1855, Alfred Tennyson, Maude
- the lust of gain, in the spirit of Cain
- 1855, Alfred Tennyson, Maude
- What is gained.
- (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- 1987, John Borwick, Sound recording practice (page 238)
- There follows the high and low-frequency replay equalization, which normally involves two adjustments with a further control allowing the replay gain to be set.
- 1987, John Borwick, Sound recording practice (page 238)
Antonyms
- loss
Derived terms
- autogain
- gainful
- gainsome
- gain-ground (game)
Translations
Etymology 2
From dialectal English gen, gin, short for again, agen (“against”); also Middle English gain, gayn, gein, ȝæn (“against”), from Old English gēan, geġn (“against”). More at against.
Preposition
gain
- (obsolete) Against.
Derived terms
- gainful
Etymology 3
From Middle English gayn, gein, geyn (“straight, direct, short, fit, good”), from Old Norse gegn (“straight, direct, short, ready, serviceable, kindly”), from gegn (“opposite, against”, adverb) (whence gagna (“to go against, meet, suit, be meet”)); see below at gain. Adverb from Middle English gayn, gayne (“fitly, quickly”), from the adjective.
Adjective
gain (comparative more gain, superlative most gain)
- (obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
- the gainest way
- (obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
- (dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
- (dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
Translations
Derived terms
- gainly
- gainsome
Adverb
gain (comparative more gain, superlative most gain)
- (obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
- (dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
- (dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
- gain quiet (= fairly/pretty quiet)
Etymology 4
Compare Welsh gan (“a mortise”).
Noun
gain (plural gains)
- (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.
Anagrams
- Agin, Agni, Angi, Gina, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag’in, agin, gina, inga
Basque
Noun
gain
- summit
French
Etymology
From Middle French gain, from Old French gaaing, from the verb gaaignier (“to earn, gain, seize, conquer by force”), from Frankish *waidanjan (“to graze, forage, hunt”), from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“a hunt, pasture, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to seek, crave, hunt”). Cognate with Old High German weidanōn (“to hunt, chase”), German Weide (“pasture, pasturage”). Compare also related Old French gain (“harvest time, revival”), from Frankish *waida (“income, food, fodder”) (whence French regain), from the same Germanic source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃/
Noun
gain m (plural gains)
- (usually in the plural) winnings, earnings, takings
- (finance) gain, yield
Derived terms
- gain de cause
- gain du temps
Further reading
- “gain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French gagner (“to gain”), compare Haitian Creole gen.
Verb
gain
- to have
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gegn.
Adjective
gain
- Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse gagn.
Noun
gain
- Alternative form of gayn (“gain, reward, advantage”)
Etymology 3
From Old Norse gegna.
Verb
gain
- Alternative form of gaynen
Etymology 4
From Old English ġeġn, gæġn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin; also influenced by Old Norse gegn, from the same Proto-Germanic form. Doublet of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”).
Alternative forms
- gayn, gein, ȝæn, ȝein, ȝean, gayne, gen, gan, gaine, geyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛi̯n/, /ɡeːn/, /jɛi̯n/, /jeːn/
Preposition
gain
- against, next to, touching
- (figuratively) against, opposed to, counter to, opposing (usually used in religious and spiritual contexts)
- towards, to, nearing
- (rare) on, on top of
- (rare) facing, pointed towards
Descendants
- English: gain (obsolete)
- Scots: gain, gin
References
- “yẹ̄n, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Adverb
gain
- back (to), returning (to)
References
- “yẹ̄n, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Middle French
Etymology
Old French gaaing.
Noun
gain m (plural gains)
- income (financial)
Descendants
- French: gain
References
- gain on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡai̯n/
Adjective
gain
- Soft mutation of cain.
Mutation
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, winne
Etymology 1
From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil, trouble oneself; resist, oppose, contradict; fight, strive, struggle, rage; endure”) (compare Old English ġewinnan (“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Low German winnen, Dutch winnen, German gewinnen, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish vinna.
Verb
win (third-person singular simple present wins, present participle winning, simple past and past participle won or (obsolete) wan)
- (obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one knyȝt at ones / and therfore yf ye wille fyghte soo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille assigne / And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne / ye say wel sayd sir Vwayne / therfor make yow redy so that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)
- I well may gang out, love, but I’ll never win home.
- c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)
- (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- (transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- 1589, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia
- Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Scene 3
- She is a woman; therefore to be won.
- 1589, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia
- (intransitive) To achieve victory.
- (intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
- (transitive) To obtain (something desired).
- (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
- (transitive, mining) To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English winn, winne, from Old English winn (“toil, labor, trouble, hardship; profit, gain; conflict, strife, war”), from Proto-Germanic *winną (“labour, struggle, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Cognate with German Gewinn (“profit, gain”), Dutch gewin (“profit, gain”).
Noun
win (plural wins)
- An individual victory.
- Antonym: loss
- Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
- (slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
- Antonym: fail
- (obsolete) Gain; profit; income.
- (obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle English wynne, winne, wunne, from Old English wynn (“joy, rapture, pleasure, delight, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, delight, pleasure, lust”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), archaic Dutch wonne (“joy”), Danish ynde (“grace”), Icelandic yndi (“delight”).
Noun
win
- (Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
Derived terms
- worldly win
Etymology 4
From wind.
Verb
win
- (transitive, Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
References
Chuukese
Etymology
Borrowed from English win.
Noun
win
- win
- victory
- prize
Verb
win
- to win
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- IPA(key): /ʋɪn/
Verb
win
- first-person singular present indicative of winnen
- imperative of winnen
Kis
Noun
win
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
win (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Etymology 2
From Old English winn, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winną, *winnaną; akin to winnen. Reinforced by earlier iwin, from Old English ġewinn.
Alternative forms
- winn, winne, wynne, wunne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /win/
Noun
win (uncountable)
- benefit, gain, profit
- (Late Middle English) wealth, riches
- (Early Middle English) discord, conflict, turmoil
- (Early Middle English, rare) exertion, work
Descendants
- English: win
References
- “win, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2020.
Etymology 3
Verb
win
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Etymology 4
Noun
win
- Alternative form of vine (“grapevine”)
North Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪn/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz.
Noun
win m
- (Mooring) wind
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Noun
win m
- (Mooring) wine
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Noun
wīn m
- wine
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: wijn
- Dutch: wijn
- Afrikaans: wyn
- Berbice Creole Dutch: win
- Negerhollands: wien, win
- Limburgish: wien
- Dutch: wijn
Further reading
- “wīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wīn from Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːn/
- Homophone: wynn
Noun
wīn n
- wine
Declension
Derived terms
- æppelwīn
- wīntrēow
Descendants
- Middle English: wyn, win, wine, wyne, wijn, vine, vyn, vyne, wyen, weyn, wynne
- English: wine (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: wyne
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʲin/
Noun
win f
- genitive plural of wina
Noun
win n
- genitive plural of wino
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English wind.
Noun
win
- wind
Related terms
- winim
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English wind.
Noun
win
- wind
Derived terms
- big win
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːn/
Noun
win
- Soft mutation of gwin.