gained

Meaning of gained

verb, past tense
  1. obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable).
    we gained entry to the car in five seconds
    nothing would be gained by talking about it
    the process has gained the confidence of the industry
    their blend of acoustic folk pop gained them several chart hits
  2. reach or arrive at (a destination).
    we gained the ridge
  3. increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed).
    I have gained weight over the years

late 15th century (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty’): from Old French gaigne (noun), gaignier (verb), of Germanic origin.

Information about gained

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of gained

gained

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • gained is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

gained synonyms

Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):

obtain

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:

acquire

Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:

procure

Meaning succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty:

secure

Meaning succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for):

attain

Meaning successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage:

achieve

Meaning gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements:

earn

Meaning be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict):

win

Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:

capture

Meaning confirm or settle (a contract or bargain):

clinch

Meaning cut or gather (a crop or harvest):

reap

Meaning come together; assemble or accumulate:

gather

Meaning be given, presented with, or paid (something):

receive

Meaning succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition:

land

Meaning put (something) in a bag:

bag

Meaning plant in a flowerpot:

pot

Meaning pick up and move (something) with a scoop:

scoop

Meaning manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone:

wangle

Meaning move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:

swing

Meaning gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:

score

Meaning catch (someone) doing something wrong:

nab

Meaning put a collar on (an animal):

collar

Meaning catch or arrest (an offender):

cop

Meaning attach or fasten with a hook or hooks:

hook

Meaning stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something:

reach

Meaning gain or earn (money or profit):

make

Meaning reach (a particular level, point, or figure):

hit

gained antonyms

Meaning be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something):

lose

Anagrams of gained

daeing

Words that rhyme with gained

abstained, addlebrained, airbrained, appertained, ascertained, attained, bargained, barmybrained, bechained, becurtained, beetlebrained, befountained, bestained, birdbrained, bloodstained, brained, captained, chained, chilblained, claybrained, cocaptained, cockswained, complained, constrained, contained, counterstained, coxswained, crackbrained, curtained, dained, darrained, destained, detained, detrained, disdained, disenchained, disentrained, disordained, distained, distrained, drained, drybrained, dullbrained, enchained, encurtained, engrained, entertained, entrained, explained, fained

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