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[ English

[ Etymology

Old English winnan (“‘to strive, labor, fight, endure’”). Cognate with Dutch winnen, Swedish vinna.

[ Pronunciation

IPA: /wɪn/
SAMPA: /wIn/
Audio (US)^{help, file}
Rhymes: -ɪn

[ Verb

Infinitive
to win

Third person singular
wins

Simple past
won

Past participle
won

Present participle
winning

to win (third-person singular simple present wins, present participle winning, simple past and past participle won)

(transitive) To achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc).
(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing.
(intransitive) To achieve victory.

Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?

[ Translations

achieve victory in

Catalan: guanyar, vèncer
Czech: vyhrát, zvítězit
Dutch: winnen nl(nl), overwinnen nl(nl)
Esperanto: venki eo(eo)
Finnish: voittaa fi(fi)
French: gagner fr(fr), vaincre fr(fr)
Hebrew: לנצח
Italian: vincere it(it)
Japanese: 勝つ (かつ, katsu), 勝利する (しょうりする, shōri-suru)
Korean: 이기다 ko(ko) (igida)
Norwegian: vinne no(no)

Occitan: ganhar
Portuguese: vencer pt(pt), ganhar pt(pt)
Romanian: câştiga ro(ro), învinge ro(ro)
Romansch: gudagnar
Russian: выигрывать ru(ru) (impf), выиграть ru(ru) (perf.)
Sardinian: bínchere
Spanish: ganar es(es)
Swedish: vinna sv(sv)
Telugu: గెలుచు (geluchu), గెలుపొందు (gelupondu)
Turkish: kazanmak tr(tr)

obtain (someone) by wooing

French: conquérir fr(fr)

Norwegian: vinne no(no)

intransitive: achieve by winning

Catalan: guanyar, vèncer
Dutch: winnen nl(nl), overwinnen nl(nl)
Finnish: voittaa fi(fi)
French: gagner fr(fr)
Italian: vincere it(it)
Japanese: 勝つ (かつ, katsu), 勝利する (しょうりする, shōri-suru)
Korean: 이기다 ko(ko) (igida)
Latin: vincere la(la)
Norwegian: vinne no(no), overvinne no(no)
Occitan: ganhar

Polish: wygrywać pl(pl), zwyciężać pl(pl)
Romanian: câştiga ro(ro), învinge ro(ro)
Romansch: gudagnar
Russian: выигрывать ru(ru) (impf), выиграть ru(ru) (perf.), побеждать ru(ru) (impf), победить ru(ru) (perf.)
Sardinian: bínchere
Swedish: vinna sv(sv)
Telugu: గెలుచుకొను (geluchukonu)
Turkish: kazanmak tr(tr)

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