gain vs make

gain and make both are nouns.

gain and make both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gain and make are synonyms defined as:

gain and make: reach a destination, either real or abstract

Other synonyms of gain include arrive at, attain, hit, reach.

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

gain: reach a destination, either real or abstract
make: reach in time

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

As verbs, gain and make are synonyms defined as:

gain and make: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Other synonyms of gain include bring in, clear, earn, pull in, realise, realize, take in.

gain (noun)	make (noun)
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
the advantageous quality of being beneficial	a recognizable kind
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
a quantity that is added

gain (verb)	make (verb)
increase (one's body weight)	have a bowel movement
rise in rate or price	eliminate urine
increase or develop	behave in a certain manner
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	act in a certain way so as to acquire
reach a destination, either real or abstract	give certain properties to something
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages	put in order or neaten
win something through one's efforts	cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
derive a benefit from	develop into
obtain	favor the development of
	change from one form into another
	make, formulate, or derive in the mind
	consider as being
	calculate as being
	institute, enact, or establish
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	assure the success of
	induce to have sex
	make or cause to be or to become
	create or manufacture a man-made product
	organize or be responsible for
	create or design, often in a certain way
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
	create by artistic means
	gather and light the materials for
	make by shaping or bringing together constituents
	perform, produce, or carry out
	make by combining materials and parts
	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	head into a specified direction
	proceed along a path
	reach in time
	appear to begin an activity
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	achieve a point or goal
	engage in
	form by assembling individuals or constituents
	charge with a function; charge to be
	carry out or commit
	be or be capable of being changed or made into
	to compose or represent
	undergo fabrication or creation
	amount to
	add up to
	be suitable for
	constitute the essence of

gain vs make

gain and make both are nouns.

gain and make both are verbs.

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