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Win Definition

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Etymology

Old English winnan (“to strive, labor, fight, endure”). Cognate with German gewinnen, Dutch winnen, Swedish vinna.

Pronunciation

Verb

win (third-person singular simple present wins, present participle winning, simple past and past participle won)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
      And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne [...].
    • 1998, Rhapsody, Emerald Sword:
      For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword.
  2. (transitive) To achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc).
  3. (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing.
  4. (intransitive) To achieve victory.
    Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
  5. (transitive) To obtain something that is wanted.
    The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
  6. (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
    The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.

Derived terms

Noun

win (plural wins)

  1. An individual victory.
    Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
    • 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, BBC Sport:
      Giovani dos Santos smashed home a third five minutes later to wrap up the win.

Translations

individual victory

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

win

  1. first-person singular present indicative of winnen.
  2. imperative of winnen.

Old Dutch

Noun

wīn m.

  1. wine

Descendants

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic, from Latin vinum. Cognate with Old Saxon wīn (Dutch wijn), Old High German wīn (German Wein), Old Norse vín (Swedish vin), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽.

Pronunciation

Noun

wīn n.

  1. wine

Polish

Noun

win

  1. genitive plural of wino
  2. genitive plural of wina

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English wind.

Noun

win

  1. wind

Derived terms

 

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