# gains

Pronunciation: say "GAYNZ" /ɡeɪnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of gain. — plural of gain
   - Simple: Plural of gain. Use this when you mean more than one gain or increase.
   - _Modest gains in literacy were recorded across the region this decade._
   - _The team made real gains on defense after the coaching change._
3. The increase in muscle mass that comes from strength training and good nutrition.
   - Simple: The extra muscle a person builds by training hard and eating well.
   - _After a year of consistent lifting, his gains were obvious across his shoulders and arms._
   - _Many lifters track their gains by photographing themselves at the end of each month._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of gain. — third-person singular simple present indicative of gain
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of gain. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _An economy gains little from policies that discourage investment._
   - _The hiker gains nearly a thousand feet of elevation on the final stretch._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gains (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).