Antonyms for gain on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : geyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : geɪn |
Definition of gain on
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaigne "gain, profit, advantage; booty; arable land" (12c.), from gaaignier "to gain" (see gain (v.)). The original French sense enfolded the notions of "profit from agriculture" and "booty, prey." Implied earlier in Middle English gaignage (late 14c.) "profit from agriculture."
- As in approach : verb come nearer
- As in overtake : verb catch; pass
- As in reach : verb arrive at
Synonyms for gain on
- advance
- approximate
- arrive
- attain
- be comparable to
- be like
- bear
- beat
- befall
- belly up to
- better
- border
- buzz
- catch up
- catch up to
- catch up with
- check in
- clock in
- close in
- come
- come at
- come close
- come to
- come upon
- compare with
- contact
- converge
- correspond to
- creep up
- draw near
- engulf
- enter
- equal
- gain on
- get as far as
- get in
- get past
- get to
- go toward
- happen
- hit
- hit town
- impend
- land
- leave behind
- loom up
- make
- make it
- make the scene
- match
- meet
- move in on
- move toward
- near
- outdistance
- outdo
- outstrip
- overhaul
- overtake
- overwhelm
- progress
- reach
- resemble
- ring in
- roll in
- show
- show up
- sign in
- strike
- surround
- take after
- take by surprise
- threaten
- turn up
- verge upon
- wind up at
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