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win UK US /wɪn/ verb (winning, won, won)
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If she scores the next point, she'll have won.
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He won the election by 2,385 votes.
win an argument/battle »
Graves won the battle for control of the organization.
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His barristers said he had no chance of winning this case.
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win easily/handily/decisively
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win an award/contract/order »
The UK property firm is favourite to win the contract for the bank's new head office.
win sb sth »
The big question is whether her actions will win her votes.
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win (sb's) approval/support/confidence »
The property tycoon has won the support of shareholders.
win sth from sb »
The proposed merger broke down last week after failing to win approval from the US government.
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When we use green technology, we all win with a cleaner environment as well as jobs growth.
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win UK US /wɪn/ noun [C, usually singular]
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The polls predicted a Conservative win.
a win for sb »
The passage of the bill is a significant win for supporters of offshore drilling.
Financial and business terms.
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Win — Win, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Win — Win, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. [1913 Webster] Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms. Milton. [1913 Webster] {To win of}, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WIN TV — may refer to:* WIN Television, an Australian regional television network * WIN TV (Trinidad and Tobago), a television station in Trinidad and Tobago which is slated to begin broadcasting in April 2007 * Win TV, a product range produced by… … Wikipedia
Win FM — was a FM radio channel in Bombay, India playing Hindi songs. It broadcast at 94.6 MHz.The channel had a host of RJ s who are now working with different radio stations. The station has since been closed down and no longer broadcasts … Wikipedia
Win — A win is a victory.Win may also refer to: * Win (David Bowie song), a 1975 song by David Bowie * Win (baseball), a statistical credit given to a pitcher * Win (band), a Scottish band * Win FM is an Indian radio station * Win, a type of bet… … Wikipedia
win — I. verb (won; winning) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan to struggle; akin to Old High German winnan to struggle and probably to Latin venus sexual desire, charm, Sanskrit vanas desire, vanoti he strives for Date: before… … New Collegiate Dictionary
win — See: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE … Dictionary of American idioms
win — See: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE … Dictionary of American idioms
Win shares — can refer to a book by Bill James or the statistic explained in the book. Win Shares (book) Win Shares is a book (ISBN 1 931584 03 6) about baseball written by Bill James, published by STATS, Inc. in 2002. It takes a sabermetric approach to… … Wikipedia
Win probability added — is a technical baseball statistic which attempts to measure a player s win contribution by figuring how much each specific play he made altered the outcome of a game.ExplanationSome form of Win Probability has been around for about 40 years;… … Wikipedia
WIN.INI — is a basic INI file that was used in versions of the Microsoft Windows operating environment up to Windows 3.11 to store basic settings at boot time. By default, all font, communications drivers, wallpaper, screen saver, and language settings… … Wikipedia
