gain
/gein/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To shorten, to reduce in length or duration: The primary meaning of "gain" is to make something shorter, either physically or in terms of time.
- To record, to note down: A secondary, less common meaning is to write something down for the purpose of keeping a record.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to shorten):
- Anh ấy cần gain quần vì nó quá dài. (He needs to shorten the pants because they are too long.)
- Ban tổ chức quyết định gain thời gian của buổi họp. (The organizers decided to shorten the duration of the meeting.)
- Verb (to record):
- Cô ấy gain lại tất cả chi tiết quan trọng. (She recorded all the important details.)
- Hãy gain số điện thoại của khách hàng vào sổ. (Please record the customer's phone number in the book.)
Advanced Usage
- "gain bớt": to shorten by cutting a part off; to reduce somewhat.
- May gain bớt ống tay áo cho vừa. (Tailor, shorten the sleeves a bit so they fit.)
- "gain thời gian": to save time; to reduce the time needed for something.
- Phương pháp mới này giúp gain thời gian sản xuất đáng kể. (This new method helps to significantly shorten production time.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự gain (noun): The act of shortening or recording.
- Sự gain quần áo cần sự cẩn thận. (The shortening of clothes requires care.)
- Ghi gain (compound verb): To note down, to record. (This is a common compound where "gain" reinforces "ghi").
- Ghi gain đầy đủ thông tin vào biên bản. (Record all the information fully in the minutes.)
Synonyms
- Rút ngắn: to shorten, to cut short.
- Thu ngắn: to shorten, to make shorter.
- Ghi chép: to take notes, to record.
- Ghi lại: to write down, to record.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Gain đi: to shorten by removing a part; to cut off.
- Thợ may sẽ gain đi 5cm ở gấu váy. (The tailor will shorten the skirt hem by cutting off 5cm.)
- Gain xuống: to reduce (an amount, a length) downwards.
- Họ phải gain xuống ngân sách cho dự án. (They had to reduce the project budget down.)
Related Idioms
- Gain lời, gain ý: To shorten speech, to shorten meaning (to speak concisely, to get straight to the point).
- Anh ấy trình bày rất gain lời, gain ý. (He presented very concisely, getting straight to the point.)
- Một gain, một mất (Note: This idiom uses "gain" in a different, figurative sense of "profit" or "gain," not the "shorten" meaning. It is included here due to the identical spelling but represents a homograph).
- Trong cuộc sống, mọi thứ đều là một gain, một mất. (In life, everything is a trade-off of gains and losses.)
- to shorten
- to record