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to win
01
to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.
Transitive: to win a contest
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Irregular
Present tense
win
3rd person singular
wins
Present participle
winning
Past simple
won
Past participle
won
Examples
Our team won the championship after a hard-fought season.
1.1
to be awarded something such as a prize after winning a contest, bet, etc.
Transitive: to win a prize
Examples
She won a scholarship to study abroad.
02
to manage to get something through one's actions or words
Ditransitive: to win sb sth
Transitive: to win sth
Examples
His dedication to the project won him a promotion.
Win
01
a victory (as in a race or other competition)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
wins
02
something won (especially money)
