B2 Grupo verbal #3: BEAT, EARN, GAIN, WIN

	1	2	3	associations
cases	-O	+O	+PO
TO BEAT		✔️	✔️	people, record
TO EARN	✔️	✔️		money, reward, respect, your living
TO GAIN	✔️	✔️		advantage, experience, ground, speed, time
TO WIN	✔️	✔️		game, race, prize, war, bet

2a Liverpool beat Manchester United in the final.
2b We've beaten the record.

3 I beat Frank at chess yesterday.

As in the cases of the other verbs below, the collocations are important. Note that beat is the only one that has a personal object, and that it must have an object at all times.
☣️Remember: She beat me 6-1. (NOT won)

l All her children are earning now.
2a How much money do you earn?
2b His hard work earned our respect.

Earn suggests ‘deserve’; you can earn a reward, even if you do not obtain it, but if you gain your reward, it is given to you.
☣️ Remember: I’ve earned my living since I was 16. (NOT gained / won)

1 My watch has gained.
2 I hope to gain useful experience in my new job.

Gain suggests ‘progress, increase, obtain an advantage’, but is not normally used in association with money.

🌱 Noun: gain.

1 Hurray! We've won.
2 They won the game very easily.

The associations are important; if you win money (a prize, a bet) you have not necessarily worked for it, in comparison with earn. 🍀Luck is an essential component when it comes to winning something.

Win has no personal object, like beat.

🌱 Noun: win, victory.