win
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of WIN
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a
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to achieve victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
[+ object]
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The boxer won the match by knockout.
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They won the battle/war.
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She won the election.
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He won't give up until he's won the argument.
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Neither candidate won the debate.
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We tried our best, but you can't win them all.
[no object]
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They played well, but they didn't win.
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The chances of winning are 1 in 100,000.
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It's not about winning or losing. It's about having fun.
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Okay, you win. [=I agree to do what you want] We'll go to the movies.
b
[+ object]
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to get (something, such as a prize) by achieving victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
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She won a tennis trophy.
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Her book won the Pulitzer Prize.
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[+ object]
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to get (something) by effort
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She won praise for her hard work.
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His perseverance won him the job. [=he got the job because of his perseverance]
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[+ object]
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to persuade (someone) to like you or to choose you
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She won the voters with her warm sense of humor.
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He and his girlfriend broke up, but he's determined to win her back. [=to get her back; to persuade her to be his girlfriend again]
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He'll do anything to win her heart. [=to get her to fall in love with him]
can't win
informal
— used to say that success is not possible for someone in a particular situation
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I feel like I can't win. Nothing I do seems to make any difference.
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You can't win when you're dealing with someone so unreasonable.
win or lose
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whether you succeed or fail
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Win or lose, we'll give it our best effort.
win out
[phrasal verb] also British win through
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to achieve victory or success after dealing with many difficulties
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It was a challenge, but we won out in the end.
win over
[phrasal verb]
win (someone) over
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to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it
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They eventually won him over with some persuasive arguments.
