gain an insight

  • 1insight — 01. The book is full of profound [insights] on the reasons for the continued suffering of mankind. 02. During our book club meeting, Joan made a number of [insightful] comments that really helped me to understand the novel better. 03. The police… …

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  • 2gain insight — index comprehend (understand) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3gain insight into — index perceive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4insight — ► NOUN 1) the capacity to gain an accurate and intuitive understanding of something. 2) understanding of this kind. DERIVATIVES insightful adjective …

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  • 5insight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, real, significant ▪ deep, profound ▪ detailed ▪ brief …

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  • 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)¦ …

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  • 7insight — n. 1) to gain; have (an) insight into 2) to provide (an) insight 3) a deep insight 4) the insight to + inf. (she had the insight to predict what would happen) * * * [ ɪnsaɪt] have (an) insight into a deep insight to gain to provide (an) insight… …

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  • 8insight — [[t]ɪ̱nsaɪt[/t]] insights 1) N VAR: usu N into n If you gain insight or an insight into a complex situation or problem, you gain an accurate and deep understanding of it. The project would give scientists new insights into what is happening to… …

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  • 9Insight Communications — Infobox Company company name = Insight Communications Company, Inc. company company type = Private company slogan = foundation = 1985 location = flagicon|USA New York City, New York, USA key people = Michael S. Willner Dinni Jain John Abbot… …

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  • 10insight */*/ — UK [ˈɪnsaɪt] / US [ˈɪnˌsaɪt] noun Word forms insight : singular insight plural insights 1) [countable/uncountable] a chance to understand something or learn more about it insight into: a revealing insight into the mind of a violent murderer… …

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