Definition
to win: to succeed, to triumph; to gain, to obtain, to get
Note: When talking about money (in the area of work), the verb to earn or to make is used.
The president won the election by a large margin. He got 20 million more votes than the other candidate.
This is an irregular verb:
I win / I won / I have won
a winner: a champion, a successful person
- "Dr Meyer: Win?"
- "Cheating horses never win"
- "Samantha : Sheeba won the Nobel Prize in physics..."
- "I win!"
- "Who won?"
- "Joan Wayne : Cheating horses never win"
- "So, who is the winner, mmkay?"
- "Edward : Did I win?"
- "The big winner is Jean Marron, who ironically works in the IT department."
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