ganar

From Old Leonese ganare, from Medieval Latin ganō, ganāre, from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ganan, “to covet”). Compare Spanish ganar.

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

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

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

1. to win, to earn

• perdar

ganar (Latin spelling)

1. to earn
2. to win

From Old Spanish ganar, from Medieval Latin ganō, ganāre, from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ganan, “to covet”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ganēną, *ginōną (“to gape”). Related to English yawn.

Compare Asturian ganar, Old Galician-Portuguese gãar, also Portuguese ganhar, Catalan guanyar, French gagner, Italian guadagnare, all meaning "gain, earn, win", from a separate root *wadanio, wadaniare, which may have influenced this word's etymon.

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnaɾ/ [ɡaˈnaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ga‧nar

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

1. (transitive) to gain

   Synonym: obtener

   Antonym: perder

2. (transitive) to earn

   Synonym: granjear

   Antonym: perder

3. (sports) to win

   Antonym: perder

4. (transitive) to defeat, to beat

   Synonym: derrotar

5. (transitive) to reach; to attain

   Synonym: alcanzar

6. (reflexive) to earn (something) for oneself
7. (reflexive, Chile) to position oneself, to situate oneself

   La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.

   The cat sat down beside the fireplace.

   Synonyms: ubicarse, ponerse, situarse, pararse, plantarse

• “ganar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

ganar

1. Alternative form of kunnar.

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