Meaning

13 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

  2. (transitive)To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

  3. (transitive)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

    выи́грыватьvyígryvatʹ, вы́игратьvýigratʹ

    виграва́тиvyhraváty, ви́гратиvýhraty

    be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

  4. (transitive)To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

    gewinnen, erobern

    добива́тьсяdobivátʹsja, доби́тьсяdobítʹsja, завоёвыватьzavojóvyvatʹ

  5. (intransitive)To achieve victory.

    Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?

    Nah, I'd win.

    siegen, gewinnen, gewinnen

    выи́грыватьvyígryvatʹ, вы́игратьvýigratʹ, побежда́тьpobeždátʹ

    перемага́тиperemaháty, перемогти́peremohtý

  6. (intransitive)To have power, coercion or control.

    Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.

  7. (transitive)To obtain (something desired).

    The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.

    obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

  8. (transitive)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.

  9. (transitive)To extract (ore, coal, etc.).

  10. (informal, transitive)To defeat or surpass someone or something.

  11. (informal, intransitive)To take priority.

    If the local filters conflict with the global filters, the global filters always win.

  12. (Scotland, transitive)To dry by exposure to the wind.

Examples

6041 sentences
  1. You may or may not win.

    Ти можеш перемогти, а можеш і не перемогти.

    deVielleicht gewinnst du, vielleicht aber auch nicht.

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  2. Slow and steady wins the race.

    Тихше їдеш – далі будеш.

    ruТише едешь — дальше будешь.

    deWer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel.

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  3. We have little chance of winning.

    В нас мало шансів виграти.

    ruУ нас мало шансов выиграть.

    deWir haben wenig Aussichten zu gewinnen.

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  4. I know I probably won't win.

    Я знаю, що, ймовірно, не переможу.

    ruЯ знаю, что, вероятно, не выиграю.

    deIch weiß, dass ich aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach nicht gewinnen werde.

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  5. I'm going to win this time.

    Цього разу я переможу.

    ruНа этот раз я выиграю.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to gain a prize:
transitive: achieve victory in:
Русский
By meaning 4
to gain a prize:
obtain (someone) by wooing:
intransitive: achieve by winning:
transitive: achieve victory in:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
obtain (someone) by wooing:
intransitive: achieve by winning:

Origin

From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil,”) (compare O

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”).

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Forms

wins, winning, won, won
Base formwin · to win
3rd person singularwins
Present participlewinning
Past simplewon
Past participlewon

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywin
he, she, itwins

Past simpleLesson

all personswon

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave won
he, she, ithas won

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill win

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

22 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • able to win
  • going to win
  • win the race
  • chance of winning
  • likely to win
  • want to win
  • can't win
  • try to win
  • team will win
  • expect to win
  • to win the
  • will win the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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