Gain
Gain verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
Usage example: is steadily gaining after his bout with the flu and will be back on his feet soon
Improve is a synonym for gain in advance topic. In some cases you can use "Improve" instead a verb "Gain", when it comes to topics like health, increase, acquire, boost.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| ability | gain ability | improve ability |
| skill | gain skill | improve skill |
| power | gain power | improve power |
| strength | gain strength | improve strength |
| Other words: life, reputation, status, control, knowledge, time, speed, health, bit, magic, damage, armor, attacks, skills, powers, weapons, abilities, lives, stats. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Zasalamel does not gain the death he sought, and instead decides to try and improve the world.
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Leaked Experience: In the PC version, anyone in reserves will still very slowly gain stats and improve equipment, but they won't gain skills.
Source: Video Game / The Last Remnant -
Each time you advance a psionic talent; you also gain new skills and/or improve existing ones.
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