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/wən/ /wɑn/ Listen

verb

Win v. t. (past & past part. won, obs. wan; pres. part. winning)

To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. "This city for to win." "Who thus shall Canaan win." "Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course."

To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship. "Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me." "She is a woman; therefore to be won."

To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.

To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. (Archaic) "Even in the porch he him did win." "And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan, Up flew the snowy ptarmigan."

(Mining) To extract, as ore or coal.

Synonyms: To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.

Win v. i. (past & past part. won, obs. wan; pres. part. winning) To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. "Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms."

To win of, to be conqueror over. (Obs.)

To win on or To win upon.

(a)

To gain favor or influence with. "You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others."

(b)

To gain ground on. "The rabble... will in time win upon power."

Won v. i. To dwell or abide. (Obs. or Scot.) " Where he wans in forest wild." "This land where I have woned thus long."

Won v. Imp. & p. p. of Win.

noun

Won n. Dwelling; wone. (Obs.)

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... surging deep? Canst thou endure the hard ship's-mattress? For scant will be thy hours of sleep From Staten Island to Cape Hatt'ras; And won't thy fairy feet be froze With treading on the ...

— Something Else Again • Franklin P. Adams

... brother on his approaching marriage. The bet was a matter, at present, totally beneath his consideration. However, we must do him the justice to say, that like a man of honour he resolved that, as soon as he had won the lady's heart, he would candidly tell her his circumstances, and then leave her the choice either to marry him or break her heart, as she pleased. Just as he had formed this generous resolution, at a sudden turn of the ...

— Tales and Novels, Vol. IV • Maria Edgeworth

... whispered blithely to the wife, who sat in a dull abstraction, oblivious of the hospital flurry. "And it's going to be all right, I just know. Dr. Sommers is so clever, he'd save a dead man. You had better go now. No use to see him to-night, for he won't come out of the opiate until near morning. You can come tomorrow morning, and p'r'aps Dr. Sommers will get you a pass in. Visitors only Thursdays and ...

— The Web of Life • Robert Herrick

... "'Pon my word, Bud, you're gittin' so smart. I don't know what I'll be doin' with you—so 'riginal an' smart. Why, you'll quit keepin' an old man's company—like me. I won't be able to entertain you at all. But, as I was sayin', the next thing he knows, he'll be ...

— The Bishop of Cottontown - A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills • John Trotwood Moore

... any exertions of his own. The approach by sea to the anchoring-place is under very high land, passing three valleys; therefore the wind is either in from the sea, or squally with calms from the mountains:" and he perceived that if the Spanish ships were won, the object would still be frustrated if the wind did not come off shore. The land force, he thought, would render success certain; and there were the troops from Elba, with all necessary stores and artillery, already embarked. ...

— The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson • Robert Southey

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