access vs gain

access and gain both are nouns.

access and gain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
access	Yes	No	Yes	No
gain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gain is a hypernym of access; that is, gain is a word with a broader meaning than access:

access: reach or gain access to
gain: reach a destination, either real or abstract

Other hypernyms of access include arrive at, attain, hit, make, reach.

access (noun)	gain (noun)
the act of approaching or entering	the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
a way of entering or leaving	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information	the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
the right to enter	a quantity that is added
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

access (verb)	gain (verb)
reach or gain access to	increase (one's body weight)
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer	rise in rate or price
	increase or develop
	obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	win something through one's efforts
	derive a benefit from
	obtain

Difference between access and gain

Words related to "gain"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.