Definitions for WIN
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.6 / 9 votes

1. winnoun

   a victory (as in a race or other competition)

   "he was happy to get the win"

2. winnings, win, profitsverb

   something won (especially money)

3. winverb

   be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

   "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

4. acquire, win, gainverb

   win something through one's efforts

   "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

5. gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain groundverb

   obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

   "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

6. succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goodsverb

   attain success or reach a desired goal

   "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. winnoun

   An individual victory.

   Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.

2. winverb

   To conquer, defeat.

3. winverb

   To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc).

4. winverb

   To obtain (someone) by wooing.

5. winverb

   To achieve victory.

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

6. winverb

   To obtain something that is wanted.

   The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.

7. winverb

   To cause a victory for someone.

8. Etymology: winnan. Cognate with German gewinnen, Dutch winnen, Swedish vinna.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Win

   Whether initial or final in the names of men, may either denote a masculine temper, from win , which signifies in Saxon, war, strength, &c. or else the general love and esteem he hath among the people; from the Saxon wine , i.e. dear, beloved. In the name of places it implies a battle fought there. Gibs.

2. To Winverb

   Pret. wan and won; part. pas. won,

   Etymology: Pret. wan and won; part. pas. won, winna , Saxon; winnen, Dutch.

   1. To gain by conquest.

   The town of Gaza where the enemy lay encamped, was not so strong but it might be won. Richard Knolles.

   His whole descent, who thus shall Canaan win. John Milton.

   Follow chearful to the trembling town;
   Press but an entrance, and presume it won. Dryden.

   2. To gain the victory in a contest.

   Loyalty is still the same
   Whether it win or lose the game:
   True as the dial to the sun,
   Altho’ it be not shin’d upon. Hudibras, b. iii.

   I five years at Tarentum wan
   The questorship, and then our love began. John Denham.

   Thy well breath’d horse
   Impels the flying car and wins the course. Dryd.

   3. To gain something withheld.

   Resolv’d to win, he meditates the way,
   By force to ravish, or by fraud betray. Alexander Pope.

   4. To obtain.

   Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Dost thou love me? Keep me then still worthy to be beloved. Philip Sidney.

   When you see my son, tell him, that his sword can never win the honour that he loses. William Shakespeare.

   Devilish Macbeth
   By many of these trains hath sought to win me. William Shakespeare.

   5. To gain by play.

   He had given a disagreeable vote in parliament, for which reason not a man would have so much correspondence with him as to win his money. Addison.

   6. To gain by persuasion.

   They win great numbers to receive
   With joy the tidings brought from heav’n. John Milton.

   7. To gain by courtship.

   She’s beautiful; and therefore to be woo’d:
   She is a woman, therefore to be won. William Shakespeare.

   That flood witness’d his inconstant flame,
   When thus he swore, and won the yielding dame. John Gay.

3. To Winverb

   1. To gain the victory.

   Nor is it ought but just,
   That he who in debate of truth hath won,
   Should win in arms. John Milton.

   2. To gain influence or favour.

   You express yourself very desirous to win upon the judgment of your master, and not upon his affections only. Francis Bacon.

   You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others. Dryden.

   Thy words like musick every breast controul;
   Steal thro’ the air, and win upon the soul. Alexander Pope.

   3. To gain ground.

   The rabble will in time win upon power. William Shakespeare.

   4. To be conqueror or gainer at play.

   Charles I will play no more to night;
   My mind’s not on’t, you are too hard for me.
   —— Sir, I did never win of you before.
   —— But little, Charles;

   Nor shall not when my fancy’s on my play. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. win

   To achieve victory or finish first in a competition, contest, or struggle; to succeed in gaining a desirable outcome, usually through defeating an opponent or reaching a specific goal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Winadjective

   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

2. Winadjective

   to allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship

3. Winadjective

   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. Winadjective

   to come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake

5. Winadjective

   to extract, as ore or coal

6. Winverb

   to gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Win

   win, v.t. to get by labour: to gain in contest: to allure to kindness, to gain: to achieve, effect: to attain: to induce: in mining, to sink down to a bed of coal: to obtain the favour of.—v.i. to gain the victory: to gain favour: (prov.) to make one's way, to succeed in getting:—pr.p. win′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. won (wun).—n. a victory, success.—ns. Win′ner; Win′ning, the act of one who wins: that which is won (usually in pl.): a shaft or pit to open a bed of coal.—adj. influencing: attractive.—adv. Win′ningly.—ns. Win′ningness; Win′ning-post, the goal of a race-course.—Win by a head, to win very narrowly; Win in a canter, to win easily, as it were at an easy gallop; Win on, upon, to gain upon, to obtain favour with; Win, or Gain, one's spurs, to earn one's knighthood by valour on the field, hence to gain recognition or reputation by merit of any kind. [A.S. winnan, to suffer, to struggle; Ice. vinna, to accomplish, Ger. gewinnen, to win.]

2. Win

   win, v.t. (Scot.) to dry by exposure to the wind. [Wind.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. win

   [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it is sufficiently robust to take exceptions in stride. 2. n. Success, or a specific instance thereof. A pleasing outcome. “So it turned out I could use a lexer generator instead of hand-coding my own pattern recognizer. What a win!” Emphatic forms: moby win, super win, hyper-win (often used interjectively as a reply). For some reason suitable win is also common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem. Oppose lose; see also big win, which isn't quite just an intensification of win.

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1. WIN

   What does WIN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WIN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Win is ranked #11209 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Win surname appeared 2,820 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Win.
   
   88% or 2,482 total occurrences were Asian.
   6% or 171 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 93 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 35 total occurrences were Black.
   1.1% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.2% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Victory

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WIN' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1285

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WIN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1086

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WIN' in Nouns Frequency: #1419

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WIN' in Verbs Frequency: #90

How to pronounce WIN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WIN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WIN in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WIN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of WIN in a Sentence

1. Larry Sabato:

   The candidate must meet the moment, he's on the board as a possible nominee. He's not a front-runner, but some of the elements are there that he needs to win.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   Ladies and gentlemen, we must win this job, we must win in 2016, and I promise you, and I hope you have seen, I am a fearless fighter, I will not falter, I have been tested, and I will fight this fight.

3. Unseeded Zheng:

   Five years ago was the first time I won my first WTA match here. Now I win my first WTA title - it's just amazing, i'm very excited about how I played here all week. It's just been an amazing week for me.

4. Tim Ballo:

   This is a big win for public health and a wake-up call for this administration.

5. R. A. Salvatore, Homeland:

   You can win a million battles but you can only lose one.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WIN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Win
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WIN
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WIN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WIN
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Win
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html