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Meaning win meaning

What does win mean?
Definitions in simple English

win Verb

— You win when you do better than other people. I will win the game. — To achieve victory. Will Germany win the war?

win Noun

— The winning of a individual. Their win in the game was not expected.

win

— verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious He won the Gold Medal in skating Our home team won Win the game — verb (= acquire, gain) win something through one's efforts I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese Gain an understanding of international finance — noun a victory (as in a race or other competition) he was happy to get the win — verb (= gain, pull ahead, gain ground) obtain advantages, such as points, etc The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference — verb (= succeed) attain success or reach a desired goal The enterprise succeeded We succeeded in getting tickets to the show she struggled to overcome her handicap and won — noun something won (especially money)

Synonyms win synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as win?

win English » English

gain victory triumph earn defeat beat overcome conquer get succeed obtain success achieve vanquish acquire take profit victorious attain surpass reach secure conquest winnings come through attract accrue subdue profits procure pass outdo excel enlist deliver the goods benefit be victorious advantage woo winning trounce triumph over take over successful scoop recruit rally pull ahead prevail outplay

Topics win topics

What do people use win to talk about?
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Cast lots
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Free to do what you want

Conjugation win conjugation

How do you conjugate win?

win · verb

Examples win examples

How do I use win in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Did you say that I could never win?
We ought to win.
I'm sure that our team will win.
He hopes he'll win and I hope so too.
Tom thought he had a chance to win the race.
He's sure that he'll win the game.
I want us to win.
Tom is going to win.
It's possible to win every battle, but still lose the war.
What did I win?
To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.
You may or may not win.
We had the luck to win the battle.
If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy with the money?
Everyone hoped that she would win.
Bill will win, won't he?
It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.
Tom feels that his team will win the game.
Tom's hope was to win first prize.
Which team will win?
Which team is the most likely to win the championship?
Which team will win the game?
Your team doesn't have a prayer to win the championship game.
I wonder which of you will win.
The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.
We have to play fair, whether we win or lose.
It is not important whether we win the game or not.
At last, Mario managed to win the princess's love.

Movie subtitles

You're going to win the walk in the forest.
You win.
How about maybe he's playing this game that he's a very nice guy, everybody trusts him, just to win the game?
I think-- I think we can win this.
We can win this thing-- together.
Okay, now, tell me. If you win, what do you want?
If I win, you give your body to me. And I'll give you this body.
If I win, what are you going to do for me?
If you win?
Win her heart.
If I do win this fight I will definitely come and get you.
I wonder who'd win?
He'd need a miracle to win.
He's gonna win.
If they win, that'll toll the bell for us.
Like, I could literally go to any machine in this whole place and win in, like, two pulls.
If that happens, then the Blessed win for sure.
With his usual acceleration, Joe can't win.
Now, if I win, I'm going to keep it.
Didn't I tell you we would win?
If I could get into a game of some kind, I think I might win.
I win again!
Baron, I win and drink, and drink and win!
I could win some more.
He says Huxley will win.
You can fix it for our team to win.
And when they win?
Bud, you can't win like this.
So it was all set up. All bud's team had to do was win.
They play dirty, which is why sometimes it seems like it's damned near impossible for rule-abiding kids to win.
You know, most kids didn't think bud's team was gonna win, but I did.
Well, what made you think they'd win?
We must certainly win till the end.
As long as you follow this sequence, you'll be able to win.
If I win, you give your body to me.
Okay then. If I win, what are you going to do for me?

News and current affairs

This, in turn, created once again the kind of win-win situation that is so important for future relations between the EU and Russia.
The aim must be not only to win back the hearts of Europeans who have become skeptical, but also to convince them that the Union is indispensable to meeting the challenges Europeans face.
There is no point in trying to win the hearts and minds of major drug traffickers.
In other words, taxpayers win, because the benefits from the healthier economy would more than compensate for the costs of servicing the higher national debt, enabling the government to provide more services without raising tax rates.
Households win, too, because they get to buy more and nicer things with their incomes.
Companies win, because goods and workers get to use the improved infrastructure.
The unemployed win, because some of them get jobs.
And even bond investors win, because they get their money back, with the interest for which they contracted.
Sun Tzu and other Chinese military theorists long ago counseled that doing nothing is sometimes the best way to win in the end.
In challenging groups like Al Qaeda, they must understand that they are engaged in a war of ideas; winning the hearts - and the lifestyles - of societies is the only way to win that battle.
Little has been done to deconstruct structural complexity, let alone win sufficient public support for a medium-term vision, a credible implementation strategy, and a set of measures that is adequate to the task at hand.
Arab youth had to fight and win democracy for themselves.
A recent BBC poll of 22 countries found that if the world could vote, Obama would win in a landslide.
Rumsfeld's hidden mission was to win Saddam's support of a Bechtel-built oil pipeline to run from Iraq via Jordan to the Gulf of Aqaba.
If he wins a second term, he is likely to find it increasingly difficult to win by playing not to lose.
For banks and their shareholders, it looks a case of heads they win, tails we lose.
Indeed, Obama even used a tactic similar to that of George H.W. Bush to win the day.
The only way (in this view) not to win was to sit on the sidelines.
On the contrary, it may be impossible to win North Korea's assent to denuclearization in the absence of far-reaching domestic change.
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