win
verb /wɪn/
/wɪn/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they win | /wɪn/ /wɪn/ |
| he / she / it wins | /wɪnz/ /wɪnz/ |
| past simple won | /wʌn/ /wʌn/ |
| past participle won | /wʌn/ /wʌn/ |
| -ing form winning | /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to be the most successful in a competition, race, battle, etc.
- Which team won?
- win something to win an election
- to win a game/race/war/battle
- She loves to win an argument.
- win at something to win at cards/chess
- win (by something) (against somebody/something) France won by six goals to two against Denmark.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa1, Games and toysa1- Does he have what it takes to win the Tour?
- She entered election day in a strong position to win.
- He has yet to win a major tournament.
- I never win at tennis.
- The party won by a landslide.
- He narrowly won the first race.
- She won the race by 25 seconds.
- The French team won hands down.
- The match was eventually won on penalties.
- They stand a good chance of winning against their league rivals.
- We didn't deserve to win—we played very badly.
- Who do you think is going to win?
- You have to try and win every race.
- He always won at cards.
- Historians still argue about who really won the war of 1812.
- I think I won the argument.
- Our side won the game 3-1.
- She narrowly won the championship.
- Our team easily won the competition.
- When I made the top 10, I really didn't expect to win.
- If someone wins 3 games in a row then they get a bonus point.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- [transitive] to get something as the result of a competition, race, election, etc.
- win something Britain won five gold medals.
- He won £3 000 in the lottery.
- How many states did the Republicans win?
- Everyone who takes part wins a small prize.
- to win an award/a title
- win something from somebody The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election.
- win yourself/somebody something You've won yourself a trip to New York.
Homophones one | wonone won/wʌn//wʌn/- one number
- There can only be one winner.
- one pronoun
- Which do you prefer? The flowery one or the stripy one?
- won verb (past tense, past participle of win)
- He's just won his 19th singles title.
Extra Examples- He won a scholarship to study at Stanford.
- the chance to win the holiday of a lifetime
- We're confident of winning the title this year.
- The movie was an instant success and went on to win five Academy Awards.
- The far right party failed to win a single seat.
- The actress is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance.
- When was the last time our country won the World Cup?
- to win gold/silver/bronze in the Olympics
- Our candidate failed to win enough votes.
- The movie is this year's favorite to win Best Picture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
- [transitive] win something to achieve or get something that you want, especially by your own efforts
- They are trying to win support for their proposals.
- The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools.
- She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- qualities which help win business and motivate staff
- He succeeded in winning their confidence.
- The government say they are winning the battle against inflation.
- The film soon won the attention of producer Brian James.
- Campaigners have fought and won a great victory.
- She eventually won fame as a novelist.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- convincingly
- decisively
- …
- deserve to
- hope to
- want to
- …
- against
- at
- by
- …
- be capable of winning (something)
- be confident of winning (something)
- a chance of winning (something)
- …
see also no-win, winner, winning, win-win
Word OriginOld English winnan ‘strive, contend’ also ‘subdue and take possession of, acquire’, of Germanic origitn.
Idioms
carry/win the day
- (formal) to be successful against somebody/something
- Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
- Teamwork and persistence can still win the day.
win (something) hands down
- (informal) to win something very easily
win somebody’s heart
- to make somebody love youTopics Feelingsc2
win or lose
- whether you succeed or fail
- Win or lose, we'll know we've done our best.
win/earn your spurs
- (formal) to become famous or successfulTopics Successc2
you can’t win them all | you win some, you lose some
- (informal) used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something
you, he, etc. can’t win
- (informal) used to say that there is no acceptable way of dealing with a particular situation
- I can’t win. If I agree with her, she says I have no mind of my own; if I don’t, she says I’m being difficult.
you win
- (informal) used to agree to what somebody wants after you have failed to persuade them to do or let you do something else
- OK, you win. I'll admit I was wrong.