Used in a Sentence

gained

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gained.

Editorial note

The question is now what we do with our newly-gained freedom – and as usual, this one is trickier than the technical stuff.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gained gathered in one view.

verb

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.

verb

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

verb

(transitive) To increase.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gained.

verb

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.

verb

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

verb

(transitive) To increase.

verb

(intransitive, often with on) To grow more likely to catch or overtake someone.

Example sentences

1

The question is now what we do with our newly-gained freedom – and as usual, this one is trickier than the technical stuff.

2

We've gained a tremendous amount from Rich--happy to play a part in supporting him and Clojure moving forward.

3

Angular gained a lot of popularity by being an earlier contender at the time it was released...

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It was pre-Facebook (by a a few weeks iirc) and had gained momentum long before Facebook did.

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However, as others have stated, they view the convenience gained to be worthwhile enough to sacrifice the security of their accounts.

6

By acting quickly, they gained some important PR points, but that doesn't erase the offense.

7

Does Economies of scale outweigh the economic surpluses gained from a more competitive economy?

8

Nuclear can work well for huge boats and subs, but on land it's extremely expencive and only gained traction through huge subsides.

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Andrew Miklas wrote in a comment: The attacker gained unauthorized access to an administrative panel provided by one of our hosting providers.

10

Absent net-neut cellcos could in principle charge advertisers for access, but in a net-neut environment there's no money to be gained by carrying the traffic.

11

There is a great book available to help with that [3], and almost all of the the knowledge gained there will easily transfer to Haskell.

12

The British government offered the publishers the power to control distribution (protected by the government) as long as the government gained control over what was being printed.

Quote examples

1

"You don't have enough experience" - so you are going to hire him or her in two years once they have gained experience?

2

Deming was fond of saying, "don't just do something, stand there!" Lots to be learned from that, and much to be gained from the simple intuitive understanding of patterns in variation.

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If your "company" continues to exist by sucking up investment money gained by doing a song-and-dance with a group of folks in an office, but never churns out a product, this is success?

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But each death, each failure brings with it new knowledge about how the game works and so when you finally do "make progress" it's because you gained understanding through effort and that's much more rewarding.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gained in a sentence?

The question is now what we do with our newly-gained freedom – and as usual, this one is trickier than the technical stuff.

What does gained mean?

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one’s side; to conciliate.

What part of speech is gained?

gained is commonly used as verb.