English Explanatory Dictionary

earn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
  2. To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
  3. To receive payment for work.
  4. To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
  5. To achieve by being worthy of.
verb
  1. To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
  2. Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
verb
  1. To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).
  2. To grieve.
noun
  1. Alternative form of erne
name
  1. Initialism of European Academic and Research Network: a former computer network connecting universities and research institutions across Europe.
name
  1. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which flows into the tidal River Tay.

Pronunciation

ûrn /ɜːn/ /ɝn/ /ɛːrn/ /ɛrn/ en-us-earn.ogg

Word forms

earn earns earning earned earnt no-table-tags glossary earnest earnedst earneth

Etymology

From Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn, from Proto-Germanic *azanōną. This verb is denominal from the noun *azaniz (“harvest”).

Synonyms

deserve merit garner win get take in rake in rake it in yield make generate render run yearn

Derived words

earnable earn a crust earn a living earner earnful earnings earn one's corn earn one's crust earn one's keep earn one's spurs earn one's stripes earn one's wings earn out earnout hard-earned nonearning outearn outourn overearn pay as you earn re-earn reearn underearn unearn unearned unearning Bridge of Earn Loch Earn

Translations

Arabic: كَسَبَ Arabic: كسب Arabic: اِسْتَحَقَّ Armenian: աշխատել Armenian: վաստակել Armenian: ստանալ Aromanian: amintu Basque: irabazi Belarusian: зарабля́ць Belarusian: зарабі́ць Bhojpuri: कमाईल Bulgarian: зарабо́твам Bulgarian: зарабо́тя Bulgarian: заслу́жавам Catalan: guanyar Catalan: cobrar Eastern Min Chinese: 掙 /挣 Chinese Mandarin: 掙 /挣 Chinese Mandarin: 賺 /赚 Chinese Mandarin: 賺取 /赚取 Chinese Mandarin: 獲得 /获得 Chinese Mandarin: 值得 Chinese Mandarin: 應受 /应受 Czech: vydělat Dutch: verdienen Esperanto: enspezi Esperanto: perlabori Esperanto: meriti Estonian: teenima Finnish: tienata Finnish: ansaita French: gagner French: mériter Friulian: vuadagnâ Friulian: vanzâ Galician: gañar Galician: merecer German: verdienen Greek: κερδίζω Ancient Greek: μισθαρνέω Hindi: कमाना Hungarian: keres Ingrian: teenata Irish: tuill Irish: cosain Italian: guadagnare Japanese: 稼ぐ Japanese: 得る Japanese: 値する Khmer: ស៊ី Korean: 벌다 Latin: mereō Macedonian: заработува Macedonian: заработи Mongolian: олох Norman: gângni Polish: zarabiać Polish: zarobić Polish: zasłużyć Portuguese: ganhar Portuguese: auferir Portuguese: merecer Romanian: câștiga Russian: зараба́тывать Russian: зарабо́тать Russian: заслу́живать Russian: заслужи́ть Scottish Gaelic: coisinn Sicilian: guadagnari Sicilian: vadagnari Sindhi: ڪَمائِڻُ
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