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31gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …
32make — make1 makable, adj. /mayk/, v., made, making, n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 2. to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring… …
33gain — A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. gain gain 1 [geɪn] …
34gain — I. /geɪn / (say gayn) verb (t) 1. to obtain; secure (something desired); acquire: gain time. 2. to win; get in competition: gain the prize. 3. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 4. to obtain as a profit: he… …
35make — I. verb (made; making) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a.… …
36gain ground — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …
37make — 1. verb 1) he makes models Syn: construct, build, assemble, put together, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model Ant: destroy 2) I didn t want to go …
38gain — I n. 1) to make gains (in recent years minority groups have made considerable political gains) 2) to consolidate one s gains 3) to nullify a gain 4) a considerable, enormous, notable, substantial, tremendous; tangible gain 5) ill gotten gains 6)… …
39gain — gain1 gainable, adj. /gayn/, v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 3 …
40make headway — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …
