How to pronounce “gain”
Say “gain” in one beat
gain
/ɡeɪn/
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- gainɡeɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ɡeɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡeɪn/
- Respelling
- GAYN
- Syllables
- 1 — gain
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡeɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “gain” means
- noun
a quantity that is added
“there was an addition to property taxes this year”
- noun
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
- noun
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Say it in a sentence
“She started running to gain a little more energy.”“gain”, answered
How do you pronounce “gain”?
“gain” is pronounced /ɡeɪn/ (GAYN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɡeɪn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “gain” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɡeɪn/ — a single beat.
What does “gain” mean?
As a noun: a quantity that is added For example: “there was an addition to property taxes this year” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gain”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɡeɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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