win

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Polish 4.1 Noun 5 Torres Strait Creole 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

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

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• IPA: /wɪn/, SAMPA: /wIn/
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• Rhymes: -ɪn

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

1. (obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:

     And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne [...].

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

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

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• to win friends

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[edit] Noun

win (plural wins)

1. An individual victory.

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• winning
• winnings
• to the wonning
• for the win

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɪn/, SAMPA: /wIn/

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win

1. The first-person singular present tense of winnen.
2. The imperative of winnen.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic, from Latin vinum. Cognate with Old Saxon wīn (Dutch wijn), Old High German wīn (German Wein), Old Norse vín (Swedish vin), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽.

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• IPA: /wiːn/

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wīn n.

1. wine

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

win

1. genitive plural of wino
2. genitive plural of wina

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English wind.

[edit] Noun

win

1. wind

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• big win