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Dastparvardeh Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Suggest a word instead of "gained"?

"the number is gained from another source"

does this sentence sound good? I don't feel good about the word "gained", (although I'm not sure of myself), can you tell me if the sentence is perfect or not, or can you suggest a better way of expressing what I want to say.

thank you very much.
  

Top answer

Perhaps The number is taken from another source. However, not knowing the context, it's difficult to be certain about what exactly you meant.

  • Perhaps The number is taken from another source.
  • However, not knowing the context, it's difficult to be certain about what exactly you meant.
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3 Answers
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Perhaps

The number is taken from another source.

However, not knowing the context, it's difficult to be certain about what exactly you meant.
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thanks, I think your sentence is better. Emotion: smile

I want to say that the new number, which is used in my current calculations, is t
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I would suggest words like;

Obtained

achievied

got

I hope it helps

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