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- [urn]
- /ɜrn/
- /ɜːn/
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- [urn]
- /ɜrn/
Definitions of earn word
- verb with object earn to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living. 1
- verb with object earn to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve: to receive more than one has earned. 1
- verb with object earn to acquire through merit: to earn a reputation for honesty. 1
- verb with object earn to gain as due return or profit: Savings accounts earn interest. 1
- verb with object earn to bring about or cause deservedly: His fair dealing earned our confidence. 1
- verb without object earn to grieve. 1
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Origin of earn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ern(i)en, Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnēn to earn, harvest
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Parts of speech for Earn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
earn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
earn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for earn
verb earn
- bring in — When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- derive — If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
Antonyms for earn
verb earn
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
adjective earn
- go without — be deprived of, not have
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