win
To be the most successful in a competition, race, or game. It also means to achieve something through effort or to receive a prize.
Beispiele
3 von 5I want to win the game tonight.
I want to win the game tonight.
The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.
The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.
Do you think our team can win?
Do you think our team can win?
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
The word 'win' starts with 'W', which looks like a crown or a trophy held up in the air.
Schnelles Quiz
If you practice every day, you might ___ the gold medal.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: win
Beispiele
I want to win the game tonight.
everydayI want to win the game tonight.
The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.
formalThe candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.
Do you think our team can win?
informalDo you think our team can win?
The researcher worked hard to win the academic grant.
academicThe researcher worked hard to win the academic grant.
Our company needs to win this new contract to grow.
businessOur company needs to win this new contract to grow.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
win-win situation
a situation where everyone benefits
win someone over
to persuade someone to support you
win hands down
to win very easily
Wird oft verwechselt mit
You win a game or a prize, but you beat a person or an opponent.
You earn money by working, but you win money by luck or in a competition.
Nutzungshinweise
The past tense and past participle of 'win' is 'won', which is pronounced exactly like the number 'one'.
Häufige Fehler
Many learners say 'I won my friend' instead of 'I beat my friend'. Use 'win' for the event/prize and 'beat' for the person.
Merkhilfe
The word 'win' starts with 'W', which looks like a crown or a trophy held up in the air.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old English 'winnan', which originally meant to labor, fight, or strive for something.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many English-speaking cultures, winning is highly celebrated as a result of hard work and individual merit.
Schnelles Quiz
If you practice every day, you might ___ the gold medal.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: win
Ähnliche Regeln
Verwandte Redewendungen
Verwandtes Vokabular
A score is a number or points that a student receives on a t...
medalA small, flat piece of metal, usually circular, given as a r...
trophyA trophy is a physical prize given to a person or team for w...
competitionA situation where people or teams try to be better than othe...
victoryA victory is the act of winning a game, a competition, or a...
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