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[wɪn] (past tense and past participle won [wʌn] ) verb I

1) [I/T] to defeat everyone else by being the best, or by finishing first in a competition

Ant:

lose

Every time we play tennis, she wins.[/ex]

Who won the race?[/ex]

The Liberals won the election.[/ex]

I never win at cards.[/ex]

2) [I/T] to achieve victory in a war, battle, or argument

Ant:

lose

In an argument like that, nobody wins.[/ex]

No one knows who will win the war.[/ex]

3) [T] to get something as a prize for defeating other people or because you are lucky

He won £4, 000 in the lottery.[/ex]

Our skiing team won a gold medal at the Olympics.[/ex]

Raoul won first prize in a spelling contest.[/ex]

4) [T] 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.[/ex]

The bill is winning a lot of support from farmers.[/ex]

winning adj

5)

the winning team/goal/ticket[/ex]

- win sth back - win sb over II

noun [C]

win [wɪn]

an occasion when someone wins something

This is their fourth win of the season.[/ex]