gain vs access

gain and access both are nouns.

gain and access both are verbs.

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

As verbs, access is a hyponym of gain; that is, access is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gain:

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

Other hyponyms of gain include catch up, scale, surmount, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.

gain (noun)	access (noun)
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input	the act of approaching or entering
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	a way of entering or leaving
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating	(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
a quantity that is added	the right to enter
	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.)

gain (verb)	access (verb)
increase (one's body weight)	reach or gain access to
rise in rate or price	obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
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

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