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# win

verb (win, wins, won, winning); noun (a win, wins)

«win» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To win means to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#m1)
2. To win a prize is to get it because you did well or were lucky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#m2)
3. A win is a game or match you won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#m3)
4. To win someone over is to get them to agree with you or like you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: games or prizes won; scores; games played = wins + losses (+ draws or ties); comparing medals. In everyday life: winning a race on sports day, a raffle, a board game; being a good winner and a good loser. Phrases: «win a prize», «win by 2 points», «win or lose», «a win-win» (good for both sides).

### Examples

- The team won 8 games and lost 3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x1)
- She wins 5 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x2)
- How many games did they play? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x3)
- He won 3 more medals than Tom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x4)
- Our class won the tug of war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x5)
- You can't win every game, and that's okay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x6)
- She won first prize in the art contest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x7)
- They won by two goals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x8)
- Slow and steady wins the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/#x9)

### Note

Past «won» (sounds like «one»). You win a game or a prize, but you beat a person or team: «we beat them», not «we won them». Maths: prizes won add to what one has. Games played = wins + losses (+ ties). Fair play: cheating to win is not a real win.

## In Jewish tradition

In school maths: games or prizes won; scores; games played = wins + losses (+ draws or ties); comparing medals. In everyday life: winning a race on sports day, a raffle, a board game; being a good winner and a good loser. Phrases: «win a prize», «win by 2 points», «win or lose», «a win-win» (good for both sides).

### Examples

- Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD. (Writings 1CH.26.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/win/#x1)
- A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. (Writings PRO.18.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/win/#x2)

### Note

Past «won» (sounds like «one»). You win a game or a prize, but you beat a person or team: «we beat them», not «we won them». Maths: prizes won add to what one has. Games played = wins + losses (+ ties). Fair play: cheating to win is not a real win.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «win» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/win/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«win» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/win.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «win» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/win/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«win» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/win.html) on Mova free.