Get vs. Gain
Getverb
(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
Getverb
(transitive) To receive.
Getverb
To have. See usage notes.
Getverb
(copulative) To become.
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
Getverb
(transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to do.
Getverb
To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
Getverb
(transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
Getverb
(transitive) To cause to be in a certain status or position.
Getverb
(intransitive) To begin (doing something).
Getverb
(transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
Getverb
(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
Getverb
To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).
Getverb
To understand. get it}}
Getverb
To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
Getverb
(informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
Getverb
(transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
Getverb
To catch out, trick successfully.
Getverb
To perplex, stump.
Getverb
(transitive) To find as an answer.
Getverb
To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
Getverb
(transitive) To hear completely; catch.
Getverb
(transitive) To getter.
Getverb
To beget (of a father).
Getverb
(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
Getverb
Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
Getverb
Go away; get lost.
Getverb
(euphemism) To kill.
Getverb
To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
Getnoun
(dated) Offspring.
Getnoun
Lineage.
Getnoun
A difficult return or block of a shot.
Getnoun
Something gained.
Getnoun
A git.
Getnoun
(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
Getnoun
Jet, the mineral.
Getnoun
Fashion; manner; custom.
Getnoun
Artifice; contrivance.
Getnoun
Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.
Getnoun
A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce.
Getverb
To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
Getverb
Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have.
Getverb
To beget; to procreate; to generate.
Getverb
To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
Getverb
To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
Getverb
To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; - with a following participle.
Getverb
To betake; to remove; - in a reflexive use.
Getverb
To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
Getverb
To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; - with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
Getverb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
Getverb
enter or assume a certain state or condition;
Getverb
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;
Getverb
receive a specified treatment (abstract);
Getverb
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
Getverb
go or come after and bring or take back;
Getverb
of mental or physical states or experiences;
Getverb
take vengeance on or get even;
Getverb
achieve a point or goal;
Getverb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
Getverb
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
Getverb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
Getverb
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
Getverb
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;
Getverb
give certain properties to something;
Getverb
move into a desired direction of discourse;
Getverb
grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;
Getverb
attract and fix;
Getverb
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
Getverb
reach by calculation;
Getverb
acquire as a result of some effort or action;
Getverb
purchase;
Getverb
perceive by hearing;
Getverb
suffer from the receipt of;
Getverb
receive as a retribution or punishment;
Getverb
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
Getverb
reach and board;
Getverb
irritate;
Getverb
evoke an emotional response;
Getverb
apprehend and reproduce accurately;
Getverb
in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
Getverb
overcome or destroy;
Getverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
Getverb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
Getverb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
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make children;
Getverb
come to have (something); receive
Getverb
experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad)
Getverb
receive as a punishment or penalty
Getverb
contract (a disease or ailment)
Getverb
succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
Getverb
move in order to pick up or bring (something); fetch
Getverb
prepare (a meal)
Getverb
tend to meet with or find in a specified place or situation
Getverb
travel by or catch (a bus, train, or other form of transport)
Getverb
obtain (a figure or answer) as a result of calculation.
Getverb
make contact with, especially by telephone
Getverb
respond to a ring of (a telephone or doorbell)
Getverb
used to draw attention to someone whom one regards as pretentious or vain
Getverb
reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
Getverb
used with past participle to form the passive mood
Getverb
cause to be treated in a specified way
Getverb
induce or prevail upon (someone) to do something
Getverb
have the opportunity to do
Getverb
begin to be or do something, especially gradually or by chance
Getverb
come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
Getverb
move or come into a specified position, situation, or state
Getverb
succeed in making (someone or something) come, go, or move somewhere
Getverb
reach a specified point or stage
Getverb
see have
Getverb
catch or apprehend (someone)
Getverb
strike or wound (someone) with a blow or missile
Getverb
punish, injure, or kill (someone), especially as retribution
Getverb
be punished, injured, or killed
Getverb
be appropriately punished or rewarded
Getverb
annoy (someone) greatly
Getverb
baffle (someone)
Getverb
understand (an argument or the person making it)
Getverb
acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
Getnoun
an animal's offspring.
Getnoun
a person whom the speaker dislikes or despises.
Gainpreposition
(obsolete) Against.
Gainadjective
(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
Gainadjective
(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
Gainadjective
(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
Gainadjective
(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
Gainadverb
(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
Gainadverb
(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
Gainadverb
(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
Gainnoun
The act of gaining; acquisition.
Gainnoun
What is gained.
Gainnoun
(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
Gainnoun
(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.
Gainverb
(transitive) To acquire possession of.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
Gainverb
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
Gainverb
(transitive) To increase.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
Gainverb
(transitive) To reach.
Gainverb
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
Gainverb
(intransitive) To put on weight.
Gainverb
(of a clock or watch) To run fast.
Gainnoun
A square or beveled 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.
Gainnoun
That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.
Gainnoun
The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.
Gainadjective
Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
Gainverb
To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.
Gainverb
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
Gainverb
To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
Gainverb
To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
Gainverb
To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.
Gainverb
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.
Gainnoun
a quantity that is added;
Gainnoun
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Gainnoun
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Gainnoun
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Gainverb
obtain;
Gainverb
win something through one's efforts;
Gainverb
derive a benefit from;
Gainverb
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
Gainverb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;
Gainverb
rise in rate or price;
Gainverb
increase in;
Gainverb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
Gainverb
increase (one's body weight);
Gainverb
obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable)
Gainverb
benefit
Gainverb
win over to one's interest or views
Gainverb
reach or arrive at (a destination)
Gainverb
come closer to (a person or thing pursued)
Gainverb
increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed)
Gainverb
increase in value
Gainverb
improve or advance in (some respect)
Gainverb
(of a clock or watch) become fast by (a specific amount of time)
Gainnoun
an increase in wealth or resources
Gainnoun
a thing that is achieved or acquired
Gainnoun
the factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm
