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1win Listen to audio/ˈwɪn/ verb
wins; won Listen to audio/ˈwʌn/; win·ning
1 a : to achieve victory in a fight, contest, game, etc. [+ obj] The boxer won the match by knockout. They won the battle/war. She won the election. He won't give up until he's won the argument. Neither candidate won the debate. We tried our best, but you can't win them all. [no obj] They played well, but they didn't win. The chances of winning are 1 in 100,000. It's not about winning or losing. It's about having fun. Okay, you win. [=I agree to do what you want] We'll go to the movies.
b [+ obj] : to get (something, such as a prize) by achieving victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
She won a tennis trophy. Her book won the Pulitzer Prize.
2 [+ obj] : to get (something) by effort
She won praise for her hard work. His perseverance won him the job of his dreams. [=he got the job of his dreams because of his perseverance]
3 [+ obj] : to persuade (someone) to like you or to choose you
She won the voters with her warm sense of humor. He broke up with his girlfriend but he's determined to win her back. [=to get her back; to persuade her to be his girlfriend again] He'll do anything to win her heart. [=to get her to fall in love with him]
can't win
informalused to say that success is not possible for someone in a particular situation I feel like I can't win. Nothing I do seems to make any difference. You can't win when you're dealing with someone so unreasonable.
win or lose
: whether you succeed or fail
Win or lose, we'll give it our best effort.
win out also Brit win through [phrasal verb]
: to achieve victory or success after dealing with many difficulties
It was a challenge, but we won out in the end.
win over [phrasal verb]
win (someone) over : to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it
They eventually won him over with some persuasive arguments.

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