win

win [win]

vi.

won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen-, to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love]

1.

a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes with out

b) to finish in first place in a race, contest, etc.

2. to succeed in reaching or achieving a specified condition or place; get: with various prepositions, adverbs, or adjectives [to win back to health]

vt.

1. to get by effort, labor, struggle, etc.; specif.,

a) to gain or acquire through accomplishment [to win distinctions]

b) to achieve or attain (one's point, demands, etc.)

c) to gain (a prize or award) in competition

d) to obtain or earn (a livelihood, security, etc.)

2. to be successful or victorious in (a contest, game, dispute, etc.)

3. to get to, usually with effort; reach [they won the top of the hill by noon]

4. to prevail upon; influence; persuade: often with over [to win someone over to one's side]

5.

a) to gain the sympathy, favor, affection, or love of [to win a supporter, friend, etc.]

b) to gain (someone's sympathy, affection, love, etc.)

6. to persuade to marry one

7.

a) to extract (metal, minerals, etc.) from ore

b) to obtain (coal, ore, etc.) by mining

c) to prepare (a vein, shaft, etc.) for mining

n.

1. an act of winning; victory, as in a contest

2. first position at the finish of a race