Hypertext Webster Gateway: "earn"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earn \Earn\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Ern}, n. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earn \Earn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn?n to reap, aran
harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS.
esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]
1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that
which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is
received or not).
The high repute Which he through hazard huge must
earn. --Milton.
2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve
and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good
living; to earn honors or laurels.
I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak.
The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
the sweat of my brow. --Burke.
{Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the
assistance of errors on the opposing side.
Syn: See {Obtain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earn \Earn\, v. t. & i. [See 1st {Yearn}.]
To grieve. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earn \Earn\, v. i. [See 4th {Yearn}.]
To long; to yearn. [Obs.]
And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his
puissance in battle brave. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earn \Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See {Rennet},
and cf. {Yearnings}.]
To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
earn
v 1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your
new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger
brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
[syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {realize}, {realise},
{pull in}, {bring in}]
2: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions [syn: {garner}]
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