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win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
win — win1 W1S1 [wın] v past tense and past participle won [wʌn] present participle winning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/race)¦ 2¦(prize)¦ 3¦(get/achieve)¦ 4¦(make somebody win something)¦ 5 you win 6 you can t win 7 you can t win them all … Dictionary of contemporary English
win — [win] vi. won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen , to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love] 1. a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes … English World dictionary
win — ► VERB (winning; past and past part. won) 1) be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict). 2) gain as a result of success in a contest, conflict, etc. 3) gain (someone s attention, support, or love). 4) (win over) gain the support or… … English terms dictionary
win — I. /wɪn / (say win) verb (won, winning) –verb (i) 1. Also, win out. to succeed by striving or effort. 2. to gain the victory. 3. to be placed first in a race or the like. 4. to get (out, through, to, etc …
win — verb (wins, winning; past and past participle won) 1》 be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict). 2》 acquire as a result of a contest, conflict, etc. ↘gain (someone s attention, support, or love). ↘(win someone over) gain the… … English new terms dictionary
win — [[t]wɪ̱n[/t]] ♦ wins, winning, won 1) VERB If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved. [V n] He does not have any… … English dictionary
win the day — verb a) to gain complete victory or success over something or someone b) to be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal) … Wiktionary
conquer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overcome, overthrow, vanquish, subdue, subjugate. See success. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To gain control over] Syn. surmount, prevail over, capture, overcome; see succeed 1 , win 1 . 2. [To defeat]… … English dictionary for students
master — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superior, director; crowned head, emperor (see authority); expert, artist, adept. See rule, skill, male, possession. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. leading, supreme, main; see … English dictionary for students
get the better of — verb win a victory over You must overcome all difficulties defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up • Syn: ↑overcome, ↑defeat … Useful english dictionary
