earn
To gain through applied effort or workTo gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
» I wish I earned more money.
Schön wär’s, wenn ich mehr Geld verdiente.
Я бы хотел больше зарабатывать.
Хотел бы я больше зарабатывать.
Хотела бы я больше зарабатывать.
Я бы хотела больше зарабатывать.
Я б хотів заробляти більше.
Я б хотіла заробляти більше.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.
With their hard work and dedication, they earned respect and a seat at the table.
зараба́тыватьzarabátyvatʹ, зарабо́татьzarabótatʹ
(transitive)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).
He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest.
She earns more than forty thousand dollars a year in passive income from her parents' investments — that's what she gets before she even gets out of bed or lifts a finger.
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заслу́живатьzaslúživatʹ, заслужи́тьzaslužítʹ
(intransitive)To receive payment for work.
Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.
зараба́тыватьzarabátyvatʹ, зарабо́татьzarabótatʹ
(transitive)To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
My CD earns me six percent!
In that era, all their long, hard, dangerous labor in the mines barely earned them even enough to eat!
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зараба́тыватьzarabátyvatʹ, зарабо́татьzarabótatʹ
заробля́тиzarobljáty, зароби́тиzarobýty
(transitive)To achieve by being worthy of.
to earn a spot in the top 20
(UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive)To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete)Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).
(UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete)To grieve.
- acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Examples
790 sentencesI wish I earned more money.
Я б хотів заробляти більше.
ruЯ бы хотел больше зарабатывать.
deSchön wär’s, wenn ich mehr Geld verdiente.
I earn three hundred dollars a day.
Я заробляю триста доларів на добу.
I want to earn a lot more.
Я хочу заробляти набагато більше.
ruЯ хочу зарабатывать гораздо больше.
The more you earn, the more you spend.
Чим більше ти заробляєш, тим більше витрачаєш.
ruЧем больше зарабатываешь, тем больше тратишь.
deJe mehr man verdient, desto mehr gibt man aus.
You shouldn't spend more money than you earn.
Не треба витрачати більше грошей, ніж заробляєш.
ruНе следует тратить больше, чем зарабатываешь.
deDu solltest nicht mehr Geld ausgeben, als du verdienst.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn, froFrom 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”).
Probably either:
A variant of yearn.
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Forms
earns, earning, earned, earnedSynonyms
20 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Confusing pairs of words — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- earn enough money
- earn a lot
- earns his living
- earns more than
- earn more money
- earn more
- earn enough
- earns three times
- to earn a
- earn a living
- to earn more
- earns three