gain-

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See also: gain and ga in

English

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Etymology

From Middle English gain- (prefix), from Old English geġn-, gēan- (“back, against, in return”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards, against”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian juun- (“counter-”), West Frisian tsjin- (“counter-”), Dutch tegen- (“counter-”), German gegen- (“against, toward, at”), Icelandic gagn- (“through”). More at again.

Prefix

gain-

  1. Prefix meaning "against", "contrary to", "in opposition to", "counter-".
    gainsay, gainstand, gainstay, gainstrive
  2. Prefix denoting reciprocal action; "in return"; "counter-".
    gainclap, gaingive, gainyield
  3. Prefix denoting restoration or a return to a previous state; "back again".
    gainbuy, gaincover, gaintake
  4. Prefix denoting repetition; "over again"; "anew"; again-.
    gainrising

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with gain-

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