A1 verb Neutral #150 más común

win

/wɪn/

To be the most successful in a competition, race, or game. It also means to achieve something through effort or to receive a prize.

Ejemplos

3 de 5
1

I want to win the game tonight.

I want to win the game tonight.

2

The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.

The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.

3

Do you think our team can win?

Do you think our team can win?

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
win
Verb
win
Adverbio
winningly
Adjetivo
winning
Relacionado
winner
💡

Truco para recordar

The word 'win' starts with 'W', which looks like a crown or a trophy held up in the air.

Quiz rápido

If you practice every day, you might ___ the gold medal.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: win

Ejemplos

1

I want to win the game tonight.

everyday

I want to win the game tonight.

2

The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.

formal

The candidate hopes to win the upcoming election.

3

Do you think our team can win?

informal

Do you think our team can win?

4

The researcher worked hard to win the academic grant.

academic

The researcher worked hard to win the academic grant.

5

Our company needs to win this new contract to grow.

business

Our company needs to win this new contract to grow.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
win
Verb
win
Adverbio
winningly
Adjetivo
winning
Relacionado
winner

Colocaciones comunes

win a prize win a prize
win a race win a race
win a game win a game
win an award win an award
win the lottery win the lottery

Frases Comunes

win-win situation

a situation where everyone benefits

win someone over

to persuade someone to support you

win hands down

to win very easily

Se confunde a menudo con

win vs beat

You win a game or a prize, but you beat a person or an opponent.

win vs earn

You earn money by working, but you win money by luck or in a competition.

📝

Notas de uso

The past tense and past participle of 'win' is 'won', which is pronounced exactly like the number 'one'.

⚠️

Errores comunes

Many learners say 'I won my friend' instead of 'I beat my friend'. Use 'win' for the event/prize and 'beat' for the person.

💡

Truco para recordar

The word 'win' starts with 'W', which looks like a crown or a trophy held up in the air.

📖

Origen de la palabra

Derived from the Old English 'winnan', which originally meant to labor, fight, or strive for something.

Patrones gramaticales

Irregular verb: win, won, won Can be used with an object (win a match) or without (we won)
🌍

Contexto cultural

In many English-speaking cultures, winning is highly celebrated as a result of hard work and individual merit.

Quiz rápido

If you practice every day, you might ___ the gold medal.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: win

Palabras relacionadas

ozone

B2

Ozone is a colorless gas found in the upper atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. It is also produced at ground level as a pollutant when sunlight reacts with industrial emissions.

layer

B2

A layer is a single thickness, sheet, or level of a material that covers a surface or is placed between other things. It can refer to physical substances like paint and geological strata, or abstract levels of complexity and meaning.

around

C2

As an adverb at a C2 level, it denotes presence, availability, or existence within a specific vicinity or context. It is also used to indicate approximate values or to describe movement or positioning that encircles a point or lacks a specific direction.

climate

B2

Climate refers to the long-term patterns of weather conditions, such as temperature and rainfall, in a particular region over many years. It can also describe the prevailing mood, conditions, or social atmosphere of a specific time or place.

immune

B2

Immune describes the state of being protected from a specific disease, typically through vaccination or prior exposure. It can also figuratively refer to being unaffected by something negative, such as criticism, or being exempt from certain duties or legal consequences.

virus

B2

A submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism, often causing disease. In technology, it refers to a piece of malicious code that replicates itself to damage or disrupt a computer system.

species

B2

A species is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. It is the basic unit of biological classification and taxonomic rank in the hierarchy of living things.

business

B2

Used as an attributive adjective to describe things related to professional commerce, trade, or work activities. It distinguishes professional matters from personal, social, or recreational ones.

contract

C1

A formal and legally binding agreement between two or more parties that establishes mutual obligations. In academic and legal contexts, it refers to the specific terms, conditions, and enforcement mechanisms that govern a transaction or relationship.

bonus

B2

A bonus is an extra amount of money, credit, or benefit added to what is expected or required. It is typically given as a reward for good performance or as an incentive to encourage future effort.

¿Te ha servido?
¡No hay comentarios todavía. Sé el primero en compartir tus ideas!

Empieza a aprender idiomas gratis

Empieza Gratis