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gewinnen.

to win; to be victorious

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡəˈvɪnən/[ɡəˈvɪ-][ɡəˈʋɪ-][-nən]
  1. to win; to be victorious

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  2. to win something; to gain

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  3. to win over; to persuade

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  4. to win or extract a resource

    class-3 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gewinnen, winnen, from Old High German winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Dutch winnen, Low German winnen, Old English ġewinnan, winnan (whence English win), Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna.

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