Win | Mean of win in English Dictionary

/ˈwɪn/

• Verb
• to achieve victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
1. The boxer won the match by knockout.
2. They won the battle/war.
3. She won the election.
4. He won't give up until he's won the argument.
5. Neither candidate won the debate.
6. We tried our best, but you can't win them all.
7. They played well, but they didn't win.
8. The chances of winning are 1 in 100,000.
9. It's not about winning or losing. It's about having fun.
10. Okay, you win. [=I agree to do what you want] We'll go to the movies.
• to get (something, such as a prize) by achieving victory in a fight, contest, game, etc.
1. She won a tennis trophy.
2. Her book won the Pulitzer Prize.
• to get (something) by effort
1. She won praise for her hard work.
2. His perseverance won him the job. [=he got the job because of his perseverance]

• to persuade (someone) to like you or to choose you
1. She won the voters with her warm sense of humor.
2. He and his girlfriend broke up, but he's determined to win her back. [=to get her back; to persuade her to be his girlfriend again]
3. He'll do anything to win her heart. [=to get her to fall in love with him]
• whether you succeed or fail
1. Win or lose, we'll give it our best effort.
• to achieve victory or success after dealing with many difficulties
1. It was a challenge, but we won out in the end.
• to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it
1. They eventually won him over with some persuasive arguments.
• Noun
• an act of achieving victory especially in a game or contest
1. a pitcher with 15 wins
2. Their win over the first place team was unexpected.