"gain momentum" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gains momentum [present, singular, third-person], gaining momentum [participle, present], gained momentum [participle, past], gained momentum [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gain momentum (third-person singular simple present gains momentum, present participle gaining momentum, simple past and past participle gained momentum)
  1. Synonym of gain ground Synonyms: gain ground [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gain_momentum-en-verb-0FFuyqEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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