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verb (used without object)

to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.

to succeed by striving or effort: He applied for a scholarship and won.

to gain the victory; overcome an adversary: The home team won.

verb (used with object)

to succeed in reaching (a place, condition, etc.), especially by great effort: They won the shore through a violent storm.

to get by effort, as through labor, competition, or conquest: He won his post after years of striving.

to gain (a prize, fame, etc.).

to be successful in (a game, battle, etc.).

to make (one's way), as by effort or ability.

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to attain or reach (a point, goal, etc.).

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to gain (favor, love, consent, etc.), as by qualities or influence.

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to gain the favor, regard, or adherence of.

12.

to gain the consent or support of; persuade (often followed by over): The speech won them over to our side.

13.

to persuade to marry; gain in marriage.

14.

British Mining.

to obtain (ore, coal, etc.).

to prepare (a vein, bed, mine, etc.) for working, by means of shafts or the like.

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noun

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).

Verb phrase

17.

win out, to win or succeed, especially over great odds; triumph: His finer nature finally won out.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English winnen (v.), Old English winnan to work, fight, bear; cognate with German gewinnen, Old Norse vinna, Gothic winnan

Related forms

win·na·ble, adjective

Synonyms
5. obtain, secure, acquire, achieve, reach, procure. See gain¹. 12. convince.

Example Sentences

The younger players built a formidable lead and then held on to win the match.

Kantrowitz has found that middle-income students are more likely to win private scholarships than their low-income peers.

He's too far to the right to win the general election.

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The younger players built a formidable lead and then held on to win the match.

Kantrowitz has found that middle-income students are more likely to win private scholarships than their low-income peers.

He's too far to the right to win the general election.

Win all your debates against creationists with the science in our.

But lest the easy grin fool you, he is also a man who likes to win.

The brussels sprouts sauteed with andouille win multiple approvals.

Plus, enter to win a copy of the software package he used for his.

Suing libraries and universities is not a move calculated to win public affection.

Let's say someone who would win the election is pure socialist and brings communism again.

By the end of the summer, their new racks are fully grown, ready for sparring in order to win mates.

Both options are a win situation for science communication.

After all, she discovered two elements, was the first women to win a.

But you can check our comics-based math by entering our contest to win a.

If you can pay for the program without going further into debt, that would be a win.

But fundamentally worthy policies shouldn't need to promise laughably overoptimistic outcomes to win support.

The tackles win if they block the runner by occupying all the spaces in front of him.

Kids always seem to win if there is a tie over a roll.

He did not win his mandate as prime minister at the polls.

So the good traits win over time, even though they are few of them.

Hundreds of people have tried to win this prize, all have failed when tested using a properly controlled scientific method.

He is guaranteed to fight a colourful campaign but is unlikely to win.

When women do enter, however, they tend to win with fewer attempts compared to men.

But what he found more enticing was a chance to win money.

When you win the lottery, no one's asking you to justify it.

Rockwell has the power to win us over with his illusions.

It seems it would be a win win for both geothermal and lithium batteries in this country.

In order to permanently win the cup, he would be obliged to win it three times in separate years.

To be entered into the drawing to win an iPad, you must take all three quizzes.

To win support for a bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions, lobbyists are.

Every successful scientist knows that scientists need to sell themselves to get jobs and win grants.

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The algorythm only works if both sides try not to win.

Because they provide finer dispersions and greater soluability, they promise to win numerous applications.

Tuskless males will also be less likely to mate because tusk-bearing males will fight them and win.

Its a win win plan as lots of oil would be used in creating the pipe for the project not to mention the plastic covering.

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verb (used with object), winned, win·ning. Scot. and North England.

to dry (hay, wood, etc.) by exposure to air and sun.

Origin:
1550–60; perhaps variant of winnow

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win¹ (wɪn)

—vb (when intr, foll by out, through, etc) , wins, winning, won
1.	(intr) to achieve first place in a competition
2.	(tr) to gain or receive (a prize, first place, etc) in a competition
3.	(tr) to succeed in or gain (something) with an effort: we won recognition
4.	win one's spurs
	a. to achieve recognition in some field of endeavour
	b. history to be knighted
5.	to gain victory or triumph in (a battle, argument, etc)
6.	(tr) to earn or procure (a living, etc) by work
7.	(tr) to take possession of, esp violently; capture: the Germans never won Leningrad
8.	to reach with difficulty (a desired condition or position) or become free, loose, etc, with effort: the boat won the shore; the boat won through to the shore
9.	(tr) to turn someone into (a supporter, enemy, etc): you have just won an ally
10.	(tr) to gain (the sympathy, loyalty, etc) of someone
11.	(tr) to obtain (a woman, etc) in marriage
12.	(tr)
	a. to extract (ore, coal, etc) from a mine
	b. to extract (metal or other minerals) from ore
	c. to discover and make (a mineral deposit) accessible for mining
13.	informal you can't win an expression of resignation after an unsuccessful attempt to overcome difficulties

—n
14.	informal a success, victory, or triumph
15.	profit; winnings
16.	the act or fact of reaching the finishing line or post first

[Old English winnan; related to Old Norse vinna, German gewinnen]

'winnable¹

—*adj*

win² (wɪn)

—vb , wins, winning, won, winned
1.	to dry (grain, hay, peat, etc) by exposure to sun and air
2.	a less common word for winnow

[Old English, perhaps a variant of winnow]

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Word Origin & History

win

fusion of O.E. winnan "struggle for, work at, strive, fight," and gewinnan "to gain or succeed by struggling, to win," both from P.Gmc. *wenwanan (cf. O.S. winnan, O.N. vinna, O.Fris. winna, Du. winnen "to gain, win," Dan. vinde "to win," O.H.G. winnan "to strive, struggle, fight," Ger. gewinnen "to

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gain, win," Goth. gawinnen "to suffer, toil"). Perhaps related to wish, or from PIE *van- "overcome, conquer." Sense of "to be victorious" is recorded from c.1300. The noun in O.E. meant "labor, strife, conflict;" modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb. Breadwinner (see bread) preserves the sense of "toil" in O.E. winnan. Phrase you can't win them all (1954) first attested in Raymond Chandler.

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win definition

jargon
(Said of people, computers, algorithms, programs) (To be) a success at a given task.
E.g. "WYSIWYG is a clear win for small documents".
"winnitude" is the quality that something which wins has. "winning" is often (ab)used as an adjective.
Synonyms: cuspy, elegant. Antonym: lose. Compare lossy, lossless.
[Jargon File]
(1996-09-08)

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