Definition of "gained" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of gain. (verb)

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• "It is not of so much importance how soon the concept shall finally be gained as _that it is gained_."
• "They gained, _gained_, gained, until their stern was opposite Harry's oar-blade."
• "The term gained notoriety in the 1960s during the Pan-Arabism era as part of an effort exploit ethnic divisions to unite Arabs against non-Arabs--namely Iranians and Israelis."