win

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To be the best or first in a game, race, or competition.

   Our team won the match by two goals.

2. 2
   verb

   To get a prize or reward by competing.

   She won first prize in the photography contest.

3. 3
   noun

   A victory in a game or competition.

   It was an easy win for such a skilled team.

4. 4
   verb

   To gain someone's support or friendship, often with 'over'.

   Her honesty soon won over the whole team.

Common collocations

• win a fight Verb + noun
• win a game Verb + noun
• big win Adjective + noun
• easy win Adjective + noun
• win a cup Verb + noun
• narrow win Adjective + noun
• record a win Verb + noun
• secure a win Verb + noun
• win a bet Verb + noun
• decisive win Adjective + noun
• claim a win Verb + noun
• win over Verb + adverb

From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil,”) (compare Old English ġewinnan (“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian wan, wane, wen, wine, wune (“to win”), Saterland Frisian and West Frisian winne (“to win”), Cimbrian gabènnan (“to win”), Dutch and Low German winnen (“to win”), German gewinnen (“to win”), Luxembourgish gewannen (“to win”),…

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