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Definition: Meaning of, win in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
win won won
Present Participle Third Person Singular
winning wins
  1. competition/race [intransitive and transitive] to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election etc
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  2. prize [transitive] to get something as a prize for winning in a competition or game
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  3. get/achieve [transitive] to get something that you want because of your efforts or abilities [=  gain]
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  4. make somebody win something [transitive] if something, usually something that you do, wins you something, you win it or get it because of that thing
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  5. you win spoken used to agree to what someone wants after you have tried to persuade them to do something else
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  6. you can't win spoken used to say that there is no satisfactory way of dealing with a particular situation
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  7. you can't win them all also you win some, you lose some spoken used to show sympathy when someone has had a disappointing experience
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  8. win or lose informal no matter whether you win or lose
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  9. win (something) hands down informal to win a game or competition or defeat someone very easily
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  10. win the day to finally be successful in a discussion or argument [=  triumph]
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Singular Plural
win wins
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  1. a success or victory, especially in sport
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win used in phrases

  • no-win (adjective)
    1. relating to a situation in which whatever you choose to do it will have a bad result
  • no-win situation (noun)
    1. a situation in which a favourable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
  • win-win (adjective)
    1. a win-win situation, solution etc is one that will end well for everyone involved in it [↪  no-win situation]
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win used in phrasal verbs

  • win back (phrasal verb)
    1. to get back something that you have lost
  • win out (phrasal verb)
    1. to succeed after great difficulty
  • win over (phrasal verb)
    1. to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you
  • wind down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to end, or to finish something gradually
    2. to gradually reduce work before stopping completely
  • wind up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to end something
    2. British English to close a business
  • wink at (phrasal verb)
    1. wink at something to pretend that you have not noticed something or do not know about it, because you do not approve of it
  • winnow down (phrasal verb)
    1. to reduce the size of a group of people or things so that you only keep the best or most useful ones
  • winnow out (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate the useful or important people or things from the rest of a group
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Pronunciation: prəˈpɔːʃnɪtli
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