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Definition of Gained
1. gain [v] - See also: gain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gained
Literary usage of Gained
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Here he made great progress, gained a silver medal, and learnt to work in marble.
In 1747 Wilton went, in company with his fellow-sculptor, Louis Francois ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1900)
"Thus of five patients who have gained most, one gained 5 pounds the first week
after the injections were begun, 6 pounds the second, 4 pounds the third, ..."
3. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"A battle was fought, which hung equally in the balance; and when the two armies
separated, they both thought that they had gained the victory. ..."
4. Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne (1874)
"... FOGG gained NOTHING BY HIS TOUR AROUND THE WORLD, UNLESS IT WERE HAPPINESS.
YES ; Phileas Fogg in person. The reader will remember that at five minutes ..."
5. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"CHAPTER XXVI HOW THE THREE COMRADES gained A MIGHTY TREASURE IT was a bright
crisp winter's day when the little party set off from Bordeaux on their journey ..."
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