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verb

1. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: deserve, earn, gain, get, merit. Informal rate¹. See get/lose.
2. To obtain possession or control of: capture, gain, get, take. Slang cop. See get/lose.
3. To come into possession of: acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure. Informal land, pick up. See get/lose.
4. To receive, as wages, for one's labor: earn, gain, get, make. Informal pull down. Idioms: earnmakea living, earn one's keep. See give/take/reciprocity, money.

phrasal verb - win over

To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something: assure, convince, persuade, satisfy. See persuasion/dissuasion.

noun

The act of conquering: conquest, triumph, victory. See win/lose/recovery.

Idioms beginning with win:
window
windmill
win by a nose
wind
wind down
wine and dine
wing
wing it
win hands down
wink
wink at
winning streak
win one's spurs
win on points
win out
win over
win some, lose some
win through

See also (win) hands down; nowin situation; slow but sure (steady wins the race); you can't win; you can't win 'em all.

n

Definition: victory
Antonyms: failure, forfeit, loss

v

Definition: achieve, obtain
Antonyms: fail

v

Definition: finish first; succeed
Antonyms: fail, forfeit, lose

[MIT; now common everywhere]

1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it is sufficiently robust to take exceptions in stride.

2. n. Success, or a specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. “So it turned out I could use a lexer generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern recognizer. What a win!” Emphatic forms: moby win, super win, hyper-win (often used interjectively as a reply). For some reason suitable win is also common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose lose; see also big win, which isn't quite just an intensification of win.

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IN BRIEF: To do better than anyone else at a game or in a contest.

Love is a game that two can play and both win. — Eva Gabor (1921-1995), U.S. (Hungarian-born) actress.

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sign description: The 5-hand sweeps across the top of the C-hand as they both close to a fist.

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For a list of words related to win, see:

• Baseball - win: a statistical unit credited to a team upon winning a game, or to a particular pitcher upon his team winning a game, subject to certain criteria
• Horse and Dog Racing

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See words rhyming with "winless."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Win.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vinde
v. tr. - vinde, besejre, komme, nå, udvinde
n. - gevinst, sejr

idioms:

• win clear    klar gevinst
• win free    klar gevinst
• win hands down    nem sejr
• win out    sejre
• win over    overtale
• win round    overtale
• win the day    dagens sejrherre
• win through    kæmpe sig igennem
• you can't win them all    man kan ikke få det hele
• You win    du vinder

Nederlands (Dutch)
winnen, verwerven, veroveren

Français (French)
v. intr. - gagner, l'emporter sur
v. tr. - (Mil, Sport, Jeux) gagner, obtenir, (Pol) gagner, gagner (amitié), s'attirer (sympathie)
n. - (gén, Pol, Sport) victoire (sur), pari gagnant (jeux, aux courses)

idioms:

• win by a neck    gagner d'une encolure
• win clear    gagner du premier coup
• win free    gagner du premier coup
• win hands down    gagner les doigts dans le nez
• win out    l'emporter, vaincre qch
• win over    convaincre, convaincre (qn de)
• win round    convaincre, convaincre (qn de)
• win the day    gagner, l'emporter
• win through    finir par gagner, (Sport) se qualifier pour
• you can't win them all    on ne peut pas gagner sur tous les tableaux
• You win    je m'incline (excl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - gewinnen, erlangen, gelangen, (Heu) an der Luft trocknen
n. - Sieg, Gewinn

idioms:

• win by a neck    knapper Sieg
• win clear    sich befreien
• win free    sich befreien
• win hands down    klar gewinnen
• win out    Erfolg haben, sich durchsetzen
• win over    für sich gewinnen, auf seine Seite bringen, überzeugen
• win round    für sich gewinnen, auf seine Seite bringen, überzeugen
• win the day    den Sieg davontragen, den Kampf bestehen
• win through    Erfolg haben, sich durchsetzen
• you can't win them all    es kann ja nicht immer klappen
• You win    Du gewinnst

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - νικώ, θριαμβεύω, κερδίζω (αγώνα), επιτυγχάνω, κατακτώ
n. - νίκη, επιτυχία

idioms:

• win clear    απαλλάσσομαι
• win free    ελευθερώνομαι
• win hands down    νικώ εύκολα, θριαμβεύω άνετα, κερδίζω με μεγάλη ευκολία
• win out    επικρατώ, επιβάλλομαι
• win over    μεταπείθω, τουμπάρω, κερδίζω με το μέρος μου, μεταστρέφω, προσεταιρίζομαι
• win round    μεταπείθω, τουμπάρω
• win the day    κερδίζω τη μάχη
• win through    υπερνικώ όλα τα εμπόδια, αντεπεξέρχομαι, ξεπερνάω (δυσκολίες κλπ.)
• you can't win them all    δεν μπορείς να τους κερδίσεις/γοητεύσεις όλους
• You win    κέρδισες! πάσο!

Italiano (Italian)
vincere

idioms:

• "you win"    hai ragione
• win clear/free    farcela
• win out/through    superare ostacoli
• win over/round    convincere
• win the day    essere vittorioso
• you can't win them all    non si può vincerle tutte

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vencer, conquistar
n. - vitória (f)

idioms:

• "you win"    você venceu
• win clear/free    vencer limpo
• win hands down    ganhar fácil
• win out/through    ter êxito
• win over/round    ter êxito
• win the day    vencer
• you can't win them all    não se pode ganhar sempre

Русский (Russian)
выиграть, победить, заработать, уговорить, склонить на свою сторону, добраться, дотянуться, украсть, выигрыш, победа

idioms:

• "you win"    "Твоя взяла"
• win clear/free    с трудом выпутаться, еле-еле выбраться
• win hands down    одержать легкую победу
• win out/through    одержать победу
• win over/round    склонить на свою сторону
• win the day    выиграть сражение, одержать победу, одолеть, взять верх, выйти победителем
• you can't win them all    "Всех (призов) не выиграешь" (говорится в утешение)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ganar, prevalecer, lograr un fin, avanzar
v. tr. - ganar, obtener, adquirir, conseguir
n. - triunfo, victoria

idioms:

• win by a neck    ganar por una cabeza
• win clear    ganar sobrado
• win free    ganar sobrado
• win hands down    ganar fácilmente
• win out    superar los obstáculos, conseguir triunfar
• win over    conquistarse o ganarse a, conseguir, obtener, convencer
• win round    conquistarse o ganarse a, conseguir, obtener, convencer
• win the day    triunfar
• win through    superar los obstáculos, conseguir triunfar
• you can't win them all    no se puede ganarlas todas
• You win    está bien, como tú digas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vinna, uppnå, utvinna
n. - seger, vinst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
获胜, 影响, 达到, 赢得, 成功, 打胜, 赢, 胜利

idioms:

• win clear    挣脱, 脱身
• win free    挣脱, 脱身
• win hands down    不费力地
• win out    最后的胜利
• win over    争取过来
• win round    赢一回合
• win the day    得胜, 成功
• win through    完成, 克服障碍, 脱离困境
• you can't win them all    用于安慰人的话语你不可能事事成功, 你不可能一直走运
• You win    你赢了

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 獲勝, 影響, 達到
v. tr. - 贏得, 成功, 打勝
n. - 贏, 勝利

idioms:

• win clear    掙脫, 脫身
• win free    掙脫, 脫身
• win hands down    不費力地
• win out    最後的勝利
• win over    爭取過來
• win round    贏一回合
• win the day    得勝, 成功
• win through    完成, 克服障礙, 脫離困境
• you can't win them all    用於安慰人的話語你不可能事事成功, 你不可能一直走運
• You win    你贏了

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 이기다, 나아가다, 겨우 ~할 수 있다
v. tr. - 이기다, 쟁취하다, 얻다
n. - 승리, 이득, (경마 따위에서의) 일착

idioms:

• win hands down    매우 쉽게 이기다
• win out    ~을 수행해 내다, (곤란 따위를) 헤쳐 나가다, 성공하다
• win over    (아무를) 자기편으로 끌어들이다, 설득하다
• win round    (아무를) 자기편으로 끌어들이다
• win through    ~을 수행해 내다, (곤란 따위를) 헤쳐 나가다, 성공하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 勝つ, 得る, 説得する, 到達する, 掘り当てる
n. - 勝利, 成功

idioms:

• win clear/free    自由を得る
• win hands down    楽勝する
• win one's spurs    勲爵士に叙せられる, 初めて偉功を立てる
• win out/through    やり遂げる
• win over/round    説得する
• win someone's ear    聞いてもらえる
• win the battle    成功を勝ち取る
• win the day    勝利を収める
• you can't win them all    何をしてもだめだ
• you win    君の勝ちだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفوز, يربح, ينال, يظفر, يوفق, ينجح, يكسب, يجمع, يستخرج الخامات, يستخلص المعدن من خامه, يجفف (الاسم) فوز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זכה, ניצח, הגיע (במאמץ)‬
v. tr. - ‮זכה, ניצח, רכש, השיג, קנה, ייבש ע"י חשיפה לאוויר‬
n. - ‮זכייה, ניצחון, ייבש ע"י חשיפה לאוויר‬

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