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ganar

ganar

Asturian

Verb

ganar (first-person singular indicative present gano, past participle ganáu)

  1. to win
  2. to gain
  3. to get, receive
  4. to beat

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Ido

Verb

ganar (present tense ganas, past tense ganis, future tense ganos, imperative ganez, conditional ganus)

  1. to win, to earn

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Ladino

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ganar (Latin spelling)

  1. to earn
  2. to win

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (ganan), from Proto-Germanic *ginōną (Old Norse gana), from a nasalised form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰē- (Latin hiō, Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō)). Influenced by another Germanic origin term, Frankish *waidanjan (get food) (compare Portuguese ganhar, Catalan guanyar, French gagner, Italian guadagnare.

Verb

ganar (first-person singular present gano, first-person singular preterite gané, past participle ganado)

  1. (transitive) to gain
  2. (transitive) to earn
  3. (sports) to win
  4. (transitive) to defeat, to beat
  5. (transitive) to reach; to attain
  6. (reflexive, Chile) to position oneself, to situate oneself
    La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.
    The cat sat down beside the fireplace.

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