gain independence
1gain independence — obtain autonomy …
2independence — UK US /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/ noun [U] ► POLITICS freedom to make laws or decisions without being governed or controlled by another country, organization, etc.: gain/win/declare independence »The country gained its independence in 1991.… …
3Independence Day (film) — Infobox Film name = Independence Day caption = Independence Day movie poster director = Roland Emmerich producer = Dean Devlin writer = Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich starring = Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Robert …
4independence — n. 1) to achieve, gain, win independence from 2) to declare one s independence from 3) to lose one s independence 4) political independence * * * [ˌɪndɪ pendəns] gain win independence from political independence to achieve to declare one s… …
5independence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ fierce ▪ She had a fierce independence of spirit. ▪ complete, full, total ▪ …
6gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …
7gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …
8gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …
9gain — gain1 [ geın ] verb *** ▸ 1 get/achieve something ▸ 2 get benefit/advantage ▸ 3 increase in value ▸ 4 when clock goes too fast ▸ 5 arrive somewhere ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort:… …
10gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… …
