winnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
- harvest noun The gathering in of a ripe crop, or the crop itself once gathered.
- purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.
- win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.
Senses
winnen is used for these senses in English:
- achieve (transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]
- gain (transitive) To acquire possession of.
- harvest (transitive) To win, achieve a gain.
- purchase To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.
gain — full definition
- verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
- verb To increase in weight, speed, value, or some other measurable quantity.
- verb To win or come out ahead in a contest or competition.
- noun An increase, improvement, or something acquired as a benefit.
- noun In electronics, the amount by which a device amplifies a signal.