German

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Etymology

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Literally, "to win land".

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Land gewinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present gewinnt Land, past tense gewann Land, past participle Land gewonnen, past subjunctive gewänne Land or (archaic) gewönne Land, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to leave (quickly)
  2. (idiomatic) to improve one's situation

Conjugation

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