A1verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

win

win · wins · won · winning

перемагати, перемогти

выигрывать, побеждать, выиграть, победить

gewinnen, siegen

ganar, vencer

gagner, vaincre

vincere

wygrać, zwyciężyć, zwyciężać, wygrywać

kazanmak

ganhar, vencer

To achieve victoryTo achieve victory.

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/ˈwɪn/

» We have little chance of winning.

Wir haben wenig Aussichten zu gewinnen. — Dejo

У нас мало шансов выиграть. — igor_chubin

У нас мало шансов победить. — marafon

У нас мало шансов на выигрыш. — marafon

У нас мало шансов на победу. — marafon

В нас мало шансів виграти. — iceman

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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:

Examples

5983 sentences

We have little chance of winning.
В нас мало шансів виграти. — iceman
ruУ нас мало шансов выиграть. — igor_chubin
deWir haben wenig Aussichten zu gewinnen. — Dejo
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I know I probably won't win.
Я знаю, що, ймовірно, не переможу. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что, вероятно, не выиграю. — sharptoothed
deIch weiß, dass ich aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach nicht gewinnen werde. — al_ex_an_der
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I'm going to win this time.
Цього разу я переможу. — deniko
ruНа этот раз я выиграю. — afyodor
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Meaning

13 senses

(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
(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
(transitive)To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
gewinnen, erobern
добива́тьсяdobivátʹsja, доби́тьсяdobítʹsja, завоёвыватьzavojóvyvatʹ

More meanings 10

(transitive)To obtain (something desired).
The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
(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.
(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.
(informal, intransitive)To take priority.
If the local filters conflict with the global filters, the global filters always win.
(intransitive, transitive)To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
(transitive)To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
(transitive)To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
(informal, transitive)To defeat or surpass someone or something.
(Scotland, transitive)To dry by exposure to the wind.

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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