Meaning

1 senses

  1. To prove one's worth or merit.

Origin

From the film It's a Wonderful Life, in which Charlie has to prove himself to earn his win

From the film It's a Wonderful Life, in which Charlie has to prove himself to earn his wings as a full-fledged angel.

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Forms

earns one's wings, earning one's wings, earned one's wings, earned one's wings
Base formearn one's wings · to earn one's wings
3rd person singularearns one's wings
Present participleearning one's wings
Past simpleearned one's wings / earnt one's wings
Past participleearned one's wings / earnt one's wings

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyearn one's wings
he, she, itearns one's wings

Past simpleLesson

all personsearned one's wings

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave earned one's wings
he, she, ithas earned one's wings

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill earn one's wings

Synonyms

2 synonyms
earn one's stripesget one's wings

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earmarkearmuffsearnA2earnestB1earnestly
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