gaining
Pronunciación: [ˈɡeɪnɪŋ]
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Contexto: «achievement»
(verb) to get something that you want, like knowledge or skills. When you gain something, it means you have worked for it and now you have it.
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She is gaining confidence after practicing her speech every day.
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He is not gaining any new information from the same old books.
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What skills are you gaining from your new job?
Contexto: «health/fitness»
(verb) to increase in something, like weight or strength. When someone is gaining weight, it means they are getting heavier.
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He has been gaining weight since he started lifting weights at the gym.
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She is trying to avoid gaining weight from all the junk food.
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Are you gaining any weight from your new diet?
Contexto: «achievement»
(noun) the process of getting something valuable. Gaining refers to how you acquire something helpful or important, like knowledge or skills.
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His gaining of new skills in art helped him get a better job.
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Her gaining of knowledge stopped when she left school.
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What do you think is the most important gaining you can achieve this year?
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