Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[topic] GAIN (NP2[patient]) (PP{P NP[source]}) NP1[topic] GAIN (NP2[patient) (COMP[source]) NP1[topic] GAIN NP2[goal[location]]
NOTE: Implies a source for the acquisition, acquisition is not usually a quantity.
NOTE: Inferred benefits that are not overtly stated may be included in this sense
NOTE: Includes metaphorical extensions
Examples:
There is little to lose and so much to gain.
Apply for an internship to gain credits for your degree.
He gained his 614 Road Works Craft Certificate.
He gained a wife and lost a buffalo.
One guy in particular said he gained $50,000 on the play.
He gained some valuable experience working in the emergency room.
They are slowly gaining an appreciation of the complexities of the free market.
There are many good things to be gained from a formal education.
She has gained some respect after winning both national tournaments.
It's not clear what they hope to gain by this merger.
Mary lost a daughter but gained a son-in-law.
We hope to gain Boston Harbor by nightfall on our journey northward.
Mappings:
VerbNet: get-13.5.1-1
FrameNet: Getting
PropBank: gain.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 8
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] GAIN NP2
NOTE: More than just acquisition, implies a measured increase and advancement in a certain realm; implies a start and end point to measure the increase in quantity. Includes: GAIN GROUND
Examples:
The stock market gained some ground this month after a rocky start. (figurative)
Dallas gained fifteen yards on the last play.
My old watch gains a minute a day.
The average salary has not gained enough to keep pace with
inflation.
The average salary has not gained enough to keep pace with
inflation.
As these groups consolidated and stabilized, the reconstruction
gained momentum.
After a brief trip down Broadway, Slick gained nerve enough to seek
new darkness.
During my first semester I gained confidence in my own skills.
Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6-1
FrameNet: Change_position_on_a_scale
PropBank: gain.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
gain_ground 1
Examples:
John gained ten pounds over the holidays.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: gain.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
gain_ground 1