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gain
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English gayn, gain, gein (“profit, advantage”), from Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagn?, *gagan? (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from Proto-Germanic *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of Proto-Germanic *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“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, *waiþ?, *waiþij? (“pasture, field, hunting ground”); compare Old High German weid?n, weidan?n (“to hunt, forage for food”) (Modern German Weide (“pasture”)), Old Norse veiða (“to catch, hunt”), Old English w?þan (“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, ?æn (“against”), from Old English g?an, ge?n (“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 *waiþ? (“a hunt, pasture, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh?- (“to seek, crave, hunt”). Cognate with Old High German weidan?n (“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): /???/
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 ?e?n, gæ?n, 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, ?æn, ?ein, ?ean, gayne, gen, gan, gaine, geyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?n/, /?e?n/, /j?i?n/, /je?n/
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
- “y??n, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
Adverb
gain
- back (to), returning (to)
References
- “y??n, 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): /?ai?n/
Adjective
gain
- Soft mutation of cain.
Mutation
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won
English
Etymology 1
- Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?n, IPA(key): /w?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophone: one (some dialects only)
Verb
won
- simple past tense and past participle of win
Derived terms
- unwon
Etymology 2
From Old English wunian. Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.
Alternative forms
- wone
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /w?n/
- Homophones: one, wan
Verb
won (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)
- (archaic or obsolete, regional) To live, remain.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xxxiii:
- I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xxxiii:
- (archaic or obsolete, regional) To be accustomed to do something.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Korean ? (?, won), from Sinitic ??? (yuán, “circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: w?n, IPA(key): /w?n/
- (US) enPR: wän, IPA(key): /w?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophones: one, wan
Noun
won (plural won)
- The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
- Synonyms: ?, ?
Translations
Derived terms
- blue won
- red won
See also
- North Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- South Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Korean won on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ? on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ? (jeon) (?)
- ? (won)
Anagrams
- NOW, NWO, now, own
Chuukese
Preposition
won
- on
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
Verb
won
- singular past indicative of winnen
French
Etymology
From Korean ? (won) (?).
Noun
won m (plural wons)
- won (unit of currency)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean ? (?, won).
Noun
won
- The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
Japanese
Romanization
won
- R?maji transcription of ???
Lower Sorbian
Pronoun
won m sg
- Superseded spelling of wón.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
won (plural wones)
- Alternative form of wone (“dwelling”)
Etymology 2
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wone (“course”)
Etymology 3
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wone
Etymology 4
Adverb
won
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whon
Etymology 5
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wane (“deprivation”)
Etymology 6
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wane
Etymology 7
Adjective
won
- Alternative form of wan
Etymology 8
Noun
won (plural wones)
- Alternative form of wone (“custom”)
Etymology 9
Noun
won (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wane (“woeful state”)
Etymology 10
Verb
won (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)
- Alternative form of wonden
Etymology 11
Numeral
won
- (Late Middle English) Alternative form of on
Etymology 12
Adverb
won
- (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne
Conjunction
won
- (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whanne
Etymology 13
Verb
won
- Alternative form of wonen (“to dwell”)
Etymology 14
Verb
won
- Alternative form of wounden: past participle of winden
Etymology 15
Verb
won
- Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen
- Alternative form of wonnen: past participle of winnen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
won m (definite singular wonen, indefinite plural wonar, definite plural wonane)
- (numismatics) won (unit of currency)
References
- “won” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?n/
Etymology 1
From Korean ?, from Chinese ?.
Noun
won m inan
- won (currency of Korea)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Russian ??? (von).
Interjection
won
- (colloquial, dismissal) out!, get out!
- Synonyms: precz, wynocha, sio
Further reading
- won in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- won in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
won m (plural wones)
- won (unit of currency)
Wolof
Verb
- to show
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, ?ISBN, page 19
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