earned

SayURNDUS/ɝnd/UK/ɜːnd/

2 meanings of earned

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of earn. Use this form for something that happened earlier.
She earned a prize for her science project.
He earned some money mowing lawns all summer.
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2
adjective
Got for free in the news or online because people choose to share it, not because it was paid for.
Like getting praise because you did well, not because you paid someone to say nice things.
A glowing review brought the bakery lots of earned attention online.
The band got plenty of earned coverage after fans shared their songs.
Similarorganic, unpaid
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earned is a form of earn

earn, verb: To get something, such as praise or a punishment, because of what you did or what you are like. Full entry

Forms: earnearns he/she/itearning -ing formearned past tense, past participle
Spelling: earn → earned: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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