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ganar.

to gain

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡaˈnaɾ/[ɡaˈnaɾ]
  1. to gain

    transitive
  2. to earn

    transitive
  3. to win

  4. to defeat, to beat

    transitive
  5. to reach; to attain

    transitive
  6. to earn (something) for oneself

    reflexive
  7. to position oneself, to situate oneself

    Chile · reflexive
    La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish ganar, from Early Medieval Latin ganāre, q.v.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.