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/wɪn/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | win |
| he/she/it | wins |
| present participle | winning |
| past tense | won |
| past participle | won |
- 1[intransitive/transitive] to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition
Every time we play tennis, she wins.
Who won the race?
The 1970 elections were won by a coalition led by Allende.
Celtic must win by three goals to reach the semifinals.
Collocations: win
▪ comfortably, convincingly, easily, handsomely, narrowly - 3[transitive] to succeed in getting something that you want because of hard work or ability
We’ve won a £3 million contract to build the new bridge.
The city has won the right to host the Games.
win support/approval:The bill is winning a lot of support from farmers.
win someone’s love/heart:He was never able to win her love.
phrases
win hands down
win or lose
you can’t win
spokenyou can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some
you win
spoken
- Scotland beat England 1–0.
- They were thrashed by Manchester United.
- The home team annihilated the opposition.
- The home team took a real battering.
- We hammered them in the final.
- She slaughtered me last time we played tennis.
- They suffered a crushing defeat by the Spanish side.
- They were knocked out of the competition.
- It was a knockout competition.
- There was a sudden death play-off for third place.
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