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winnable

[win-uh-buhl]

adjective

that can be won: a winnable war.

Origin:
1535–45; win + -able

Related forms

win·na·bil·i·ty, noun

un·win·na·ble, adjective

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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*

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