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en flag earn ,
err ,
fern ,
kern ,
or
tern

in the PONS Dictionary

I. earn [ɜ:n, Am ɜ:rn] VB trans

1. earn (be paid):

to earn sth
etw verdienen [o. einnehmen]
to earn one's daily bread [as a waiter]
sein Brot [o. FRG inf seine Brötchen] [als Kellner] verdienen
to earn a living [or one's livelihood]
seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2. earn (yield):

to earn sb sth
jdm etw einbringen
at 10% interest, £10,000 in the bank will earn you £1,000 a year
bei 10 % Zinsen tragen dir 10.000 Pfund auf der Bank 1.000 Pfund im Jahr ein

3. earn (deserve):

to earn sth
etw verdienen
I feel I've earned a few weeks off
ich glaube, ich habe mir ein paar Wochen Urlaub verdient
to earn sb sth
jdm etw einbringen
the president's speeches earned him many friends
mit seinen Reden hat sich der Präsident viele Freunde gemacht
to earn sb nothing but criticism
jdm nichts als Kritik einbringen
to earn sb's respect
jds Respekt gewinnen

II. earn [ɜ:n, Am ɜ:rn] VB intr

earn
verdienen

fern [fɜ:n, Am fɜ:rn] N

fern
Farn m <-(e)s, -e>

I. kern [kɜ:n] N TYPO

kern
Unterschnitt m
kern
Einkerbung f <-, -en>

II. kern [kɜ:n] VB trans

to kern a letter
einen Buchstaben unterschneiden [o. an der Unterseite abschneiden]
to kern a type
eine Drucktype einkerben [o. markieren]

tern [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] N

tern
Seeschwalbe f <-, -n>

err [ɜ:ʳ, Am ɜ:r] VB intr

err form:

err
einen Fehler machen
err
sich acc irren
to err on the side of sth
sich acc zugunsten einer S. gen irren
to err on the side of caution
übervorsichtig sein
I decided to err on the side of caution and make twenty copies
ich habe mir gedacht, lieber zu viel als zu wenig, und deshalb gleich zwanzig Kopien gemacht

Phrases:

to err is human prov
Irren ist menschlich prov
to err is human to forgive divine prov
Irren ist menschlich, Vergeben göttlich
Present
Iearn
youearn
he/she/itearns
weearn
youearn
theyearn
Past
Iearned
youearned
he/she/itearned
weearned
youearned
theyearned
Present Perfect
Ihaveearned
youhaveearned
he/she/ithasearned
wehaveearned
youhaveearned
theyhaveearned
Past Perfect
Ihadearned
youhadearned
he/she/ithadearned
wehadearned
youhadearned
theyhadearned
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