Added 29 September 2026
win
/ˈwɪn/ symbol
In Latin: vincō Wiktionary
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verb
- To conquer, defeat.
- To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
noun
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An individual victory.
Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
- A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
- Gain; profit; income.
noun
- Pleasure; joy; delight.
- Alternative form of wynn.
Origin
From Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan (“to labour, swink, toil,”) (compare Old English ġewinnan (“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”).
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