Gain
Gain verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.
Usage example: the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses
Move
Move verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
Usage example: the report moved me to change my mind about the issue
How words are described
| good | good gain | good move |
| high | high gain | high move |
| better | better gain | better move |
| normal | normal gain | normal move |
| Other adjectives: standard, original, offensive, simple, powerful, actual, real, big, great, useful, political, possible, extra. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This is two-fold: not only do they lose a move and gain one, they also tend to lose PP (number of times a move can be used without visiting a Pokémon center) in exchange for attack power, accuracy, or extra effects.
Source: Discard and Draw -
Code Geass: Awesome of the Rebellion has Suzaku gain a variant of his Spinzaku move, the Spinzaku Tornado, where he creates a tornado, and throws it at his foes.
Source: Tornado Move -
By using your bite move on organic enemies, you can gain similar abilities to them.
Source: You Are Who You Eat
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