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