Win
Win , transitive verb
[Old English winnen, Anglo-Saxon winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, Old Saxon winnan, Dutch winnen to win, gain, German gewinnen, Old High German winnan to strive, struggle, Icelandic vinna to labor, suffer, win, Danish vinde to win, Swedish vinna, Gothic winnan to suffer, Sanskrit van to wish, get, gain, conquer. r138. Compare Venerate, Winsome, Wish, Wont, a.]
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
(Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. — Raymond
Win , intransitive verb
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.
Collocations (2)
To win of , to be conqueror over. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
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.