1. To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
2. To achieve success in an effort or venture: struggled to overcome the handicap and finally won.
v.tr.
1. To achieve victory or finish first in.
2. To receive as a prize or reward for performance.
3.
a. To achieve or attain by effort: win concessions in negotiations.
b. To obtain or earn (a livelihood, for example). See Synonyms at earn1.
4. To make (ones way) with effort.
5. To reach with difficulty: The ship won a safe port.
6. To take in battle; capture: won the heights after a fierce attack.
7. To succeed in gaining the favor or support of; prevail on: Her eloquence won over the audience.
8.
a. To gain the affection or loyalty of.
b. To appeal successfully to (someones sympathy, for example).
c. To persuade (another) to marry one: He wooed and won her.
9.
a. To discover and open (a vein or deposit) in mining.
b. To extract from a mine or from mined ore.
n.
1.
a. A victory, especially in a competition.
b. First place in a competition.
2. An amount won or earned.
Phrasal Verbs:
win out
To succeed or prevail.
win through
To overcome difficulties and attain a desired goal or end.
Idiom:
win the day
To be successful.
[Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan, to fight, strive; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]
winless adj.
winna·ble adj.
win /wn/ v.won /wn/, winning, wins1 [I;T] to score more points than another person or team, beat: We won our soccer match today.2 [T] to get: Our company won a contract to build offices for the government.3 phrasal v. [I] to win out: to succeed after a struggle: He fought for his right to be heard and won out in the end by getting the chance to speak in public.4 phrasal v.sep. [T] to win s.o. over: to change s.o.s mind, (syns.) to persuade, convince: At first her husband didnt want to buy the suit, but she won him over by showing him the low price. n. a victory, triumph: Our college basketball team had a big win over our rival, 100-82.
Thesaurus: winv.1 to triumph, prevail (over s.o.). Ant. to lose. 2 to acquire, gain. Ant. to lose.
n/ v. won /w
n/, winning, wins 1 [I;T] to score more points than another person or team, beat: We won our soccer match today. 2 [T] to get: Our company won a contract to build offices for the government. 3 phrasal v. [I] to win out: to succeed after a struggle: He fought for his right to be heard and won out in the end by getting the chance to speak in public. 4 phrasal v. sep. [T] to win s.o. over: to change s.o.s mind, (syns.) to persuade, convince: At first her husband didnt want to buy the suit, but she won him over by showing him the low price.
n. a victory, triumph: Our college basketball team had a big win over our rival, 100-82.
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