What did he gain by dropping out of school?
•I will gain some degree of security by investing in U.S. Treasury bonds.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
gain — gain1 [ geın ] verb *** ▸ 1 get/achieve something ▸ 2 get benefit/advantage ▸ 3 increase in value ▸ 4 when clock goes too fast ▸ 5 arrive somewhere ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… … English dictionary
gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
gain — 01. I ve [gained] a lot of weight over the last year because I haven t been doing much exercise. 02. He was eventually able to find [gainful] employment after working almost the entire year in a crappy little minimum wage job. 03. Today, on the… … Grammatical examples in English
gain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. increase, profit; amplification. v. i. benefit; progress; put on weight. v. t. earn, win; reach, attain; persuade. See acquisition. Ant., loss. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of increasing] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
Do Something — This article is about the non profit organization. For the Macy Gray song, see Do Something (song). For the 1929 song, see Do Something (1929 song). For the Pepper song, see Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations. Do Something Type Non profit… … Wikipedia
(a) matter of doing something — a matter of (doing something) something that needs to be done. Staying healthy as you age is often a matter of avoiding weight gain … New idioms dictionary
get/have/gain a/the jump on — to get or have an early advantage over (someone) by acting quickly or doing something first The company came out with its software earlier than expected and got the jump on its competitors. • • • Main Entry: ↑jump … Useful english dictionary
Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition … Wikipedia
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
