win
verb/wɪn/
/wɪn/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they win | /wɪn/ /wɪn/ |
| he / she / it wins | /wɪnz/ /wɪnz/ |
| past simple won | /wʌn/ /wʌn/ |
| past participle won | /wʌn/ /wʌn/ |
| -ing form winning | /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to be the most successful in a competition, race, battle, etc.
- Which team won?
- win something to win an election
- to win a game/race/war/battle
- She loves to win an argument.
- win at something to win at cards/chess
- win (by something) (against somebody/something) France won by six goals to two against Denmark.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa1, Games and toysa1- Does he have what it takes to win the Tour?
- She entered election day in a strong position to win.
- He has yet to win a major tournament.
- I never win at tennis.
- The party won by a landslide.
- He narrowly won the first race.
- She won the race by 25 seconds.
- The French team won hands down.
- The match was eventually won on penalties.
- They stand a good chance of winning against their league rivals.
- We didn't deserve to win—we played very badly.
- Who do you think is going to win?
- You have to try and win every race.
- He always won at cards.
- Historians still argue about who really won the war of 1812.
- I think I won the argument.
- Our side won the game 3-1.
- She narrowly won the championship.
- Our team easily won the competition.
- When I made the top 10, I really didn't expect to win.
- If someone wins 3 games in a row then they get a bonus point.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- [transitive] to get something as the result of a competition, race, election, etc.
- win something Britain won five gold medals.
- He won £3 000 in the lottery.
- How many states did the Republicans win?
- Everyone who takes part wins a small prize.
- to win an award/a title
- win something from somebody The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election.
- win yourself/somebody something You've won yourself a trip to New York.
Homophones one | wonone won/wʌn//wʌn/- one number
- There can only be one winner.
- one pronoun
- Which do you prefer? The flowery one or the stripy one?
- won verb (past tense, past participle of win)
- He's just won his 19th singles title.
Extra Examples- He won a scholarship to study at Stanford.
- the chance to win the holiday of a lifetime
- We're confident of winning the title this year.
- The movie was an instant success and went on to win five Academy Awards.
- The far right party failed to win a single seat.
- The actress is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance.
- When was the last time our country won the World Cup?
- to win gold/silver/bronze in the Olympics
- Our candidate failed to win enough votes.
- The movie is this year's favorite to win Best Picture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- [transitive] win something to achieve or get something that you want, especially by your own efforts
- They are trying to win support for their proposals.
- The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools.
- She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- qualities which help win business and motivate staff
- He succeeded in winning their confidence.
- The government say they are winning the battle against inflation.
- The film soon won the attention of producer Brian James.
- Campaigners have fought and won a great victory.
- She eventually won fame as a novelist.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
see also no-win, winner, winning, win-win
Word OriginOld English winnan ‘strive, contend’ also ‘subdue and take possession of, acquire’, of Germanic origitn.
Idioms
See win in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee win in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishcarry/win the day
- (formal) to be successful against somebody/something
- Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
- Teamwork and persistence can still win the day.
win (something) hands down
- (informal) to win something very easily
win somebody’s heart
- to make somebody love youTopics Feelingsc2
win or lose
- whether you succeed or fail
- Win or lose, we'll know we've done our best.
win/earn your spurs
- (formal) to become famous or successfulTopics Successc2
you can’t win them all | you win some, you lose some
- (informal) used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something
you, he, etc. can’t win
- (informal) used to say that there is no acceptable way of dealing with a particular situation
- I can’t win. If I agree with her, she says I have no mind of my own; if I don’t, she says I’m being difficult.
you win
- (informal) used to agree to what somebody wants after you have failed to persuade them to do or let you do something else
- OK, you win. I'll admit I was wrong.
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