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gagner.

to win

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡa.ɲe//ɡɑ.ɲe/
  1. to win

    On a gagné la ligue !
  2. to earn

    Je gagne 10 euros de l'heure.
  3. to gain; to obtain

  4. to go to; to reach; to arrive at

    Il gagna la grande salle de réception aux fauteuils surmontés de dorures.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French gaigner, from Old French gaigner, gaaignier, itself inherited from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, ultimately from Frankish *waiþanōn.

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