gain
verb
1 verb get TRANSITIVEfaigh verb gnóthaigh verb to gain permission to do sth cead a fháil rud a dhéanamhto gain information about sth eolas a fháil faoi rudI gained a better understanding of it fuair mé tuiscint níos fearr airshe gained no satisfaction from it ní bhfuair sí aon sásamh asthe state gained possession of the estate fuair an stát seilbh ar an eastát
INTRANSITIVEthey're gaining in confidence tá siad ag éirí níos muiníníshe'll gain in strength éireoidh sí níos láidre, rachaidh sí i neart
2 verb achieve TRANSITIVEbain amach gnóthaigh verb she gained a diploma bhain sí dioplóma amachthey gained full independence in 1962 bhain siad lánsaoirse amach in 1962the hotel gained a great reputation bhain an t-óstán an-cháil amachShow full entry
3 verb benefit from sth
TRANSITIVEgnóthaigh verb there's nothing to be gained from it níl dada le gnóthú airshe has nothing to gain by lying níl dada le gnóthú aici ar bhréaga, ní haon tairbhe di a bheith ag insint bréaghe gained a lot of benefit from it rinne sé an-leas dó, chuaigh sé chun tairbhe go mór dóto gain an advantage over sb buntáiste a fháil ar dhuine
INTRANSITIVEgnóthaigh verb the people gaining from the arrangement na daoine atá ag gnóthú ar an socrú, na daoine a bhfuil an socrú ag dul chun sochair dóibh
4 verb especially POL, SPOR win TRANSITIVEbuaigh verb bain verb gnóthaigh verb faigh verb they gained 20 seats bhuaigh siad 20 suíochán, ghnóthaigh siad 20 suíochánthey gained their first victory of the season bhuaigh siad a gcéad chluiche den séasúrthe amendment gained 5 votes fuair an leasú 5 vóta, caitheadh 5 vóta leis an leasú 5 verb also FIN increase TRANSITIVEbain amach gnóthaigh verb it's gaining speed tá sé ag dul níos tapúla, tá a luas ag méadúas they gain height de réir mar a éiríonn siad níos airdethe euro gained 1 cent d'ardaigh an euro 1 centhe gained two stones in weight chuir sé suas dhá chloch mheáchainthey've gained a greater market share tá sciar níos mó den mhargadh bainte amach acu
INTRANSITIVEgnóthaigh verb the dollar gained against the euro ghnóthaigh an dollar in aghaidh an euro
6 verb of clock etc TRANSITIVEthe clock gains a second each day téann an clog soicind i luaithe gach lá
INTRANSITIVEtéigh i luaithemy watch is gaining tá m'uaireadóir ag dul i luaithe
7 verb reach (place) TRANSITIVEsroich verb bain amach we gained the summit bhaineamar an barr amach, shroicheamar an mullachnoun
8 noun advantage, benefitsochar masc1 tairbhe fem4 leas masc3 is there any gain in it? an bhfuil aon tairbhe ann?, an bhfuil aon ní le gnóthú air?we're not looking for short-term gains ní sochar gearrthéarmach atá uainnthere are gains in this for all of us rachaidh sé seo chun sochair dúinn uilig, gnóthóimid go léir air seodespite last year's gains in ainneoin an méid a gnóthaíodh anuraidhthey're in it for their own gain ar mhaithe leo féin atá siad páirteach annsb's loss is sb else's gain is olc an ghaoth nach séideann do dhuine éigin 9 noun improvementdul chun cinn feabhas masc1 they'll meet us, that's a gain buailfidh siad linn, sin dul chun cinnthey're making huge gains in technology tá siad ag déanamh an-dul chun cinn sa teicneolaíochtproductivity gains feabhas ar tháirgiúlacht 10 noun increase in amountméadú masc they have an average weight gain of 2 kg tagann méadú 2 kg ar an meán ar a meáchanit measures muscle gain tomhaiseann sé méadú na matán 11 noun FIN increase in valuegnóthachan masc1 they made net gains of 2% bhí glanghnóthachan 2% acu 12 noun especially ECON, FIN, ACC profitgnóthachan masc1 brabús masc1 sochar masc1 you've made a gain of €25 tá brabús €25 déanta agatwe made no financial gain from it ní dhearnamar aon airgead airit was sold for commercial gain díoladh é ar mhaithe le sochar tráchtálagains and losses gnóthachain agus caillteanaisgains from investments gnóthachain ar infheistíochtaí 13 noun MIL territory conqueredthe rebel forces lost their recent gains chaill fórsaí na reibiliúnach an méid a bhí tugtha faoina smacht acu le déanaíthey made significant territorial gains thug siad go leor den tír faoina smacht 14 noun POL seat wonLabour gains suíocháin bhreise a bhuaigh an Lucht Oibrethe party made huge gains chuir an páirtí go mór lena líon suíochánthey need a gain of three seats ní mór dóibh trí shuíochán sa bhreis a ghnóthú 15 noun ELECTRON amplificationneartúchán masc1 neartú masc amplifier gain neartú aimplitheora