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win  (wn)
v. won (wn), win·ning, wins
v.intr.
1. To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
2. To achieve success in an effort or venture: struggled to overcome the handicap and finally won.
v.tr.
1. To achieve victory or finish first in.
2. To receive as a prize or reward for performance.
3.
a. To achieve or attain by effort: win concessions in negotiations.
b. To obtain or earn (a livelihood, for example). See Synonyms at earn1.
4. To make (one's way) with effort.
5. To reach with difficulty: The ship won a safe port.
6. To take in battle; capture: won the heights after a fierce attack.
7. To succeed in gaining the favor or support of; prevail on: Her eloquence won over the audience.
8.
a. To gain the affection or loyalty of.
b. To appeal successfully to (someone's sympathy, for example).
c. To persuade (another) to marry one: He wooed and won her.
9.
a. To discover and open (a vein or deposit) in mining.
b. To extract from a mine or from mined ore.
n.
1.
a. A victory, especially in a competition.
b. First place in a competition.
2. An amount won or earned.
Phrasal Verbs:
win out
To succeed or prevail.
win through
To overcome difficulties and attain a desired goal or end.
Idiom:
win the day
To be successful.

[Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan, to fight, strive; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]

winless adj.
winna·ble adj.

win
Verb
[winning, won]
1. to achieve first place in (a competition or race)
2. to gain (a prize or first place) in a competition or race
3. to gain victory in (a battle, argument, or struggle)
4. to gain (sympathy, approval, or support)
Noun
Informal a success, victory, or triumph: three consecutive wins
See also win over [Old English winnan]
winnable adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.winwin - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
first-place finish - a finish in first place (as in a race)
triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
2.winwin - something won (especially money)    
financial gain - the amount of monetary gain
Verb1.win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
romp - win easily; "romp a race"
carry - be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
take - obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
sweep - win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
carry - win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
triumph, prevail - prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
take the cake - rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
lose - fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
2.winwin - win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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"
cozen - cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
lose - fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
3.win - 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"
steal - steal a base
rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
4.win - 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"
hit - hit the intended target or goal
bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
clear, pass - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
hit the jackpot, luck out - succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
nail down, peg, nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
run - make without a miss
work, act - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
pan out - be a success; "The idea panned out"
achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
go far, make it, arrive, get in - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

win
verb 1. be victorious in, succeed in, prevail in, come first in, finish first in, be the victor in, gain victory in, achieve first place in << OPPOSITE lose
verb 2. be victorious, succeed, triumph, overcome, prevail, conquer, come first, finish first, carry the day, sweep the board, take the prize, gain victory, achieve mastery, achieve first place, carry all before you << OPPOSITE lose
verb 3. gain, get, receive, land, catch, achieve, net, earn, pick up, bag (informal) secure, collect, obtain, acquire, accomplish, attain, procure, come away with << OPPOSITE forfeit
noun 4. victory, success, triumph, conquest << OPPOSITE defeat
win someone over or round convince, influence, attract, persuade, convert, charm, sway, disarm, allure, prevail upon, bring or talk round
Translations

win [wɪn] [pt, pp won] n (in sports etc) → victoria, triunfo
vtganar (= obtain) [+ contract etc] → conseguir, lograr
viganar
win over, win round (BRIT) vtconvencer a
win [wɪn] [won , pt , pp ] [wʌn] n (in sports etc) → victoire f
vt [+ battle, money] → gagner [+ prize, contract]; remporter [+ popularity]; acquérir
vigagner
win over vtconvaincre
win round vtgagner, se concilier
win [wɪn] [won , pt, pp ] nSieg m
vtgewinnen
win over win vt (= persuade) → gewinnen
win round win (Brit) vt = win over
win [wɪn] n (in sports etc) → vittoria
vb [pt won, pp ] [wʌn]
vt [+ battle, prize] → vincere [+ money]; guadagnare [+ popularity]; conquistare [+ contract]; aggiudicarsi
vivincere
win over (BRIT)
win round vtconvincere

win
v win [win]
1 to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres. wen يَرْبَح، يَفوز، يَكْسَب، يَنْتَصِر печеля dosáhnout; vyhrát vinde gewinnen κερδίζω ganar võitma پیروز شدن voittaa gagner לְנַצֵח जीतना pobijediti (meg)nyer menang sigra (í), vinna vincere 勝つ (승리를) 얻다; ...에 이기다 laimėti uzvarēt; laimēt memenangi winnen, zegevieren vinne, seire zwyciężyć, wygrać ganhar a câş­tiga выигрывать dosiahnuť; vyhrať zmagati pobediti vinna ได้รับชัยชนะ kazanmak 獲勝 перемагати فتح پانا thắng
2 to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition. wen يَكْسَب، يَفوز печеля získat, vyhrát vinde gewinnen κερδίζω ganar võitma برنده شدن voittaa gagner ְנַצֵח जीतना osvojiti nagradu elnyer memenangkan vinna (til) vincere 得る (상을) 타다 laimėti laimēt memenangi winnen, behalen vinne wygrać ganhar a câştiga получать (приз) vyhrať dobiti osvojiti vinna ได้รางวัล kazanmak 獲獎 вигравати انعام حاصل کرنا đạt được
3 to obtain by one's own efforts He won her respect over a number of years. behaal يَكْتَسِب، يَحْصَل على، يُحَقِّق спечелвам získat vinde gewinnen κερδίζω ganar(se) saavutama تحصيل کردن saada osakseen gagner לִזכּוֹת अपने प्रयास से अर्जित करना zadobiti, osvojiti szerez merebut ávinna sér, vinna til ottenere 勝ち取る (노력의 대가로) 받다, 얻다 nusipelnyti izpelnīties; izcīnīt; iekarot mendapat verwerven vinne, oppnå zdobyć meta a câştiga заслужить získať pridobiti osvojiti vinna ประสบผลสำเร็จ kazanmak 博得 заслуговувати; оволодівати کوشش کر کے حاصل کرنا có được
n
a victory or success She's had two wins in four races. oorwinnings نَصْر، فَوْز، نَجاح победа vítězství sejr der Sieg νίκη victoria võit پيروزى voitto victoire נִיצָחוֹן जीत pobjeda, uspjeh győzelem kemenangan sigur vittoria 勝利 승리, 성공 pergalė, laimėjimas uzvara; veiksme; laime kemenangan overwinning seier; suksess; gevinst zwycięstwo victorie победа víťazstvo zmaga pobeda seger, vinst ชัยชนะ galibiyet, başarı 勝利 виграш; перемога فتھ sự chiến thắng
n ˈwinner
wenner فائِز، رابِح победител vítěz, -ka vinder der/die Gewinner(in) νικητής ganador, vencedor võitja برنده voittaja gagnant/-ante מְנַצֵחַ विजेता pobjednik nyerő, nyertes, győztes pemenang sigurvegari vincitore, vincitrice 勝利者 승리자 laimėtojas uzvarētājs; laimētājs pemenang winnaar vinner zwycięzca câştigător победитель víťaz, -ka zmagovalec pobednik vinnare ผู้ชนะ kazanan/galip gelen kimse 優勝者 переможець; призер فاتح người thắng cuộc
adj ˈwinning
1 victorious or successful the winning candidate. wennende مُنْتَصِر، ناجِح، فائِز печеливш vítězný vindende Sieger-... που κερδίζει, που πετυχαίνει ganador, vencedor, premiado võidukas موفق voittoisa gagnant מְנַצֵחַ विजयी pobjednički győztes berhasil sigursæll vincente 勝った 결승의, 승리한 sėkmės lydimas uzvarošs; veiksmīgs; laimīgs kemenangan; kejayaan zegevierend seiers-, seirende zwycięski câştigător победивший víťazný zmagovalen pobednički segrande, vinnar- ที่ได้ชัยชนะ kazanan, galip gelen 獲勝 виграшний جیتنے والا chiến thắng
2 attractive or charming a winning smile. aantreklike, oorhalende جَذّاب، ساحِر привлекателен podmanivý vindende gewinnend ελκυστικός encantador, cautivador, irresistible võluv فاتحانه valloittava irrésistible שוֹבֶה לֵב आकर्षक privlačan, šarmantan (meg)nyerő menawan aðlaðandi accattivante, attraente 魅力的な 매력 있는, 애교 있는 žavus, patrauklus pievilcīgs; apburošs menarik; menawan innemend vinnende ujmujący ire­zistibil обворожительный podmanivý očarljiv koji osvaja vinnande ที่ชนะใจ çekici, sevimli 迷人的 привабливий, чарівний دلکش lôi cuốn
n ˈwinning-post
in horse-racing, a post marking the place where a race finishes. wenpaal شارَة الإنْتِهاء في مَيْدان السِّباق стълб на финала cílový kůl, cíl målpind das Ziel τέρμα meta finiðipost تير مقصد maalipylväs poteau d'arrivée קַו סִיוּם घुड़ दौड़ में दौड़ खत्म होने का निशान pobjednički stup céloszlop tonggak finish (enda)mark traguardo 決勝点 (경마장의) 결승점 finišo stulpas finiša stabs tempat di mana perlumbaan tamat dalam perlumbaan kuda eindpaal dommerpinne meta meta финишный столб cieľová tyč (kôl), cieľ cilj cilj målstolpe, -linje หลักชัย yarış bitirme hattı 賽馬終點的標杆 фінішний стовп گھڑ دوڑ کا پالا đích đến
win over
to succeed in gaining the support and sympathy of At first he refused to help us but we finally won him over. oortuig, oorreed يَنْجَح في إسْتِمالَة أو كَسْب عاطِفَة الشَّخْص спечелвам přesvědčit få over på sin side für sich gewinnen κερδίζω, παίρνω με το μέρος μου convencer, persuadir, atraer, captar, ganarse (kellegi) poolehoidu võitma موفق شدن voittaa puolelleen convaincre לְהָשִיג תְמִיכָה समर्थन हासिल करना pridobiti megnyer magának merebut hati sannfæra convincere, persuadere 味方にする ...의 지지나 동정을 얻어내다 palenkti į savo pusę pierunāt; dabūt savā pusē berjaya memujuk seseorang overhalen over sin side pozyskać sobie conquistar a convinge склонить на свою сторону presvedčiť pregovoriti pridobiti få över ngn på sin sida เอามาเป็นพวก desteğini kazanmak 爭取,說服 схилити на свій бік مدد یا ہمدردی حاصل کرنا lôi kéo
win the day
to gain a victory; to be successful. sukses behaal يُحَقِّقُ نَصْرا، يَنْجَحُ одържам победа vyhrát; mít úspěch vinde siegen βγαίνω νικητής llevarse la palma võitma پیروز شدن voittaa l'emporter לִזכוֹת בְּנִיצָחוֹן जीत हासिल करना pobijediti, uspjeti győz berhasil hafa sigur, sigra (essere vittorioso) 勝利をおさめる 승리를 거두다 laimėti, nugalėti uzvarēt; laimēt mendapatkan kemenangan de overwinning behalen av med seieren odnieść zwycięstwo ter sucesso a fi victorios одержать победу vyhrať; mať úspech zmagati pobediti vinna slaget, ta hem segern ได้ชัยชนะ zafer kazanmak, yenmek 打勝(仗) взяти верх فتح پانا thành công
win through
to succeed in getting (to a place, the next stage etc) It will be a struggle, but we'll win through in the end. sukses behaal يَنْجَح في الوُصول إلى مَرْحَلَةٍ أعْلى пробивам си път prosadit se vinde ans Ziel kommen τα καταφέρνω conseguir triunfar vastu pidama, toime tulema برمشکلات فائق امدن selviytyä y arriver הֵגִיע לַמַטָרָה जीत पाना pobijediti na kraju diadalmaskodik berhasil komast þangað sem maður ætlar sér (farcela) やり抜く (장소·다음 단계 등에) 이르는 데 성공하다 savo pasiekti, nugalėti visus sunkumus izcīnīt; uzvarēt galu galā berjaya juga akhirnya er doorheen komen vinne/ fram (til) pokonać wszystkie trudności conseguir a reuşi, a răz­bate пробиваться presadiť sa prebiti se uspeti klara sig igenom ประสบผลสำเร็จ başarı ile sonuca ulaşmak 達到(目的) пробитися; подолати اپنا مقصد حاصل کرنے میں کامیاب ہونا chiến thắng khó khăn


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