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win⋅ning
[win-ing]
–noun
| 1. | the act of a person or thing that wins. |
| 2. | Usually, winnings. something that is won, esp. money. |
| 3. | Mining.
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–adjective
| 4. | that wins; successful or victorious, as in a contest: the winning team. |
| 5. | charming; engaging; pleasing: a winning child; a winning smile. |
win
1 [win]
verb, won, win⋅ning, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to finish first in a race, contest, or the like. |
| 2. | to succeed by striving or effort: He applied for a scholarship and won. |
| 3. | to gain the victory; overcome an adversary: The home team won. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to succeed in reaching (a place, condition, etc.), esp. by great effort: They won the shore through a violent storm. |
| 5. | to get by effort, as through labor, competition, or conquest: He won his post after years of striving. |
| 6. | to gain (a prize, fame, etc.). |
| 7. | to be successful in (a game, battle, etc.). |
| 8. | to make (one's way), as by effort or ability. |
| 9. | to attain or reach (a point, goal, etc.). |
| 10. | to gain (favor, love, consent, etc.), as by qualities or influence. |
| 11. | to gain the favor, regard, or adherence of. |
| 12. | to gain the consent or support of; persuade (often fol. by over): The speech won them over to our side. |
| 13. | to persuade to marry; gain in marriage. |
| 14. | British Mining.
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–noun
—Verb phrase| 15. | a victory, as in a game or horse race. |
| 16. | the position of the competitor who comes in first in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare place (def. 27b), show (def. 27). |
| 17. | win out, to win or succeed, esp. over great odds; triumph: His finer nature finally won out. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME winnen (v.), OE winnan to work, fight, bear; c. G gewinnen, ON vinna, Goth winnan
bef. 900; ME winnen (v.), OE winnan to work, fight, bear; c. G gewinnen, ON vinna, Goth winnan

Related forms:
win⋅na⋅ble, adjective
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win (wĭn) v. won (wŭn), win·ning, wins v. intr.
win outTo succeed or prevail. win throughTo overcome difficulties and attain a desired goal or end. Idiom(s): win the dayTo be successful. [Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan, to fight, strive; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.] win'less adj., win'na·ble adj. |
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Winning
Win"ning\, a. Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address. "Each mild and winning note." --Keble.Winning
Win"ning\, n. 1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition. 2. The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural. Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer. 3. (Mining) (a) A new opening. (b) The portion of a coal field out for working. Winning headway (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working. Winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
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Language Translation for : Winning
Spanish:
ganador, vencedor, premiado,
German:
Sieger-…,
Japanese:
勝った
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