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win back

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Verb1.win back - recover something or somebody that appeared to be lostwin back - recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
get back
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
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? win back
vt sep → zurück- or wiedergewinnen
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He went out the back way and wandered down the obscure lane grieving, and wondering if any course of future conduct, however discreet and carefully perfected and watched over, could win back his uncle's favor and persuade him to reconstruct once more that generous will which had just gone to ruin before his eyes.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
No, I want to live; I shall struggle to the very last; I will yet win back the happiness of which I have been deprived.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But, turning from the personal and domestic life of the illustrious leader, he spoke of the methods which Washington adopted to win back the metropolis of New England from the British.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
 
 
 
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