won
ˈwən 
; winning
; winning
1
a
: to get possession of by effort or fortune
b
: to obtain by work : earn
striving to win a living from the sterile soil
2
a
: to gain in or as if in battle or contest
won the championship
b
: to be the victor in
won the war
3
a
: to make friendly or favorable to oneself or to one's cause
—often used with over
won him over with persuasive arguments
b
: to induce to accept oneself in marriage
was unable to win the woman he loved
4
a
: to obtain (something, such as ore, coal, or clay) by mining
b
: to prepare (a vein or bed) for regular mining
c
: to recover (metal) from ore
5
: to reach by expenditure of effort
1
: to gain the victory in a contest : succeed
2
: to succeed in arriving at a place or a state
Synonyms
Examples of win in a Sentence
Verb
The boxer won the match by knockout.
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.
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.
She won a tennis trophy.
Her book won the Pulitzer Prize.
She won praise for her hard work.
Noun
a pitcher with 15 wins
Their win over the first place team was unexpected.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Expand After an ebullient August Democratic convention, the campaign that Trump had been winning against President Joe Biden seemed to shift in her favor.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The Cyclones’ second straight loss came against a Kansas team that entered with two wins.
—Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Verb
All of them stand a chance to win — as long as voters don’t give Metallica their eighth trophy instead.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Expand After an ebullient August Democratic convention, the campaign that Trump had been winning against President Joe Biden seemed to shift in her favor.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
But a win is a win, and the Niners aren’t in a position to turn any of them down.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The Cyclones’ second straight loss came against a Kansas team that entered with two wins.
—Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Win.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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win
1 of 2 verb
won
ˈwən
; winning
; winning
1
: to achieve victory in a contest
I always dream of winning
2
: to get especially by effort or fortune
won praise for my hard work
3
a
: to gain in or as if in battle or contest
won the championship
b
: to be the victor in
won the war
4
: to make friendly or favorable to oneself or one's cause
won the voters with her warm sense of humor
win
2 of 2 noun
: victory
especially
: first place in a horse race
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