win
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- //ˈwɪn//
- /[ˈwɪn]/
To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo conquer, defeat.
For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one knyȝt at ones and therfore yf ye wille fyghte ſoo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille aſſigne And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady ſhal haue her landes ageyne ye ſay wel ſayd ſir Vwayne therfor make yow redy ſo that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword.
- 2
To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
I well may gang out, love, but I'll never win home.
No sooner did I get my freedom than my footsteps began to be dogged by the spies of the Iron Heel. It was necessary that they should be thrown off the track, and that I should win to California.
As this position was vulnerable, a trench was immediately begun from the junction of the Green Line with Lager Alley, back to the old British front line, in order to form a defensive flank for the protection of the troops of the 5th Infantry Brigade who had won through to their objective.
Parson Brooke was transferred in a couple of years to the Southwark mint, on dissolution of which he won back to the Tower, there to experiment with machinery in Mary's reign.
- 3
To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- 4
To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
to win the jackpot in a lottery; to win a bottle of wine in a raffle
- 5
To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
She is a woman; therefore to be won.
Mr. Weston seems an excellent creature—quite a first-rate favourite with me already, I assure you. And she appears so truly good—there is something so motherly and kind-hearted about her, that it wins upon one directly.
- 6
To achieve victory.
Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
Nah, I'd win.
- 7
To have power, coercion or control.
Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.
- 8
To obtain (something desired).
The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
- 9
To cause a victory for someone.
The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.
The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.
- 10
To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
- 11
informalTo defeat or surpass someone or something.
- 12
informalTo take priority.
If the local filters conflict with the global filters, the global filters always win.
Etymology
From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil,”) (compare Old English ġewinnan (“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian wan, wane, wen, wine, wune (“to win”), Saterland Frisian and West Frisian winne (“to win”), Cimbrian gabènnan (“to win”), Dutch and Low German winnen (“to win”), German gewinnen (“to win”), Luxembourgish gewannen (“to win”), Danish vinde (“to win”), Faroese and Icelandic vinna (“to win”), Norwegian Bokmål vinne (“to win”), Norwegian Nynorsk vinna, vinne (“to win”), Swedish vinna (“to win”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (winnan, “to suffer”); also Latin venus (“beauty, charm, elegance, grace; beloved, love”), Albanian vuaj, vuj (“to suffer; to endure”), Sanskrit वनोति (vanoti, “to desire, like, love, wish; to gain, procure; to win; to prepare; to hurt, injure”).
noun
- 1
An individual victory.
Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
Giovani dos Santos smashed home a third five minutes later to wrap up the win.
- 2
slangA feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
- 3
obsoleteGain; profit; income.
- 4
obsoleteWealth; goods owned.
Etymology
From Middle English winn, winne, from Old English winn (“toil, labor, trouble, hardship; profit, gain; conflict, strife, war”), from Proto-Germanic *winną (“labour, struggle, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Cognate with German Gewinn (“profit, gain”), Dutch gewin (“profit, gain”).
noun
- 1
Pleasure; joy; delight.
- 2
Variant of wynnAlternative form of wynn.
Etymology
From Middle English wynne, winne, wunne, from Old English wynn (“joy, rapture, pleasure, delight, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, delight, pleasure, lust”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), archaic Dutch wonne (“joy”), Danish ynde (“grace”), Icelandic yndi (“delight”).
verb
- 1
To dry by exposure to the wind.
Etymology
From wind.
Forms
- plural
- wins
- past tense
- won, wan
- past participle
- won
- present participle
- winning
- third person singular
- wins
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