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{ "term": "win", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "win", "heSheIt": "wins" }, "pastSimple": "won", "pastParticiple": "won", "ingForm": "winning" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be the most successful in a competition, race, battle, etc.", "sensetop": "win somethingwin at somethingwin (by something) (against somebody/something)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Which team won?" }, { "text": "to **win an election**", "contextForm": "win something" }, { "text": "to **win a game/race/war/battle**" }, { "text": "She loves to win an argument." }, { "text": "to win at cards/chess", "contextForm": "win at something" }, { "text": "France won by six goals to two against Denmark.", "contextForm": "win (by something) (against somebody/something)" }, { "text": "Does he have what it takes to win the Tour?" }, { "text": "She entered election day in a strong position to win." }, { "text": "He has yet to win a major tournament." }, { "text": "I never win at tennis." }, { "text": "The party won by a landslide." }, { "text": "He narrowly won the first race." }, { "text": "She won the race by 25 seconds." }, { "text": "The French team won hands down." }, { "text": "The match was eventually won on penalties." }, { "text": "They stand a good chance of winning against their league rivals." }, { "text": "We didn't deserve to win—we played very badly." }, { "text": "Who do you think is going to win?" }, { "text": "You have to try and win every race." }, { "text": "He always won at cards." }, { "text": "Historians still argue about who really won the war of 1812." }, { "text": "I think I won the argument." }, { "text": "Our side won the game 3-1." }, { "text": "She narrowly won the championship." }, { "text": "Our team easily won the competition." }, { "text": "When I made the top 10, I really didn't expect to win." }, { "text": "If someone wins 3 games in a row then they get a bonus point." } ], "topics": ["Success", "Games and toys"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["comfortably", "convincingly", "decisively"], "verb + win": ["deserve to", "hope to", "want to"], "preposition": ["against", "at", "by"], "phrases": [ "be capable of winning (something)", "be confident of winning (something)", "a chance of winning (something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to get something as the result of a competition, race, election, etc.", "sensetop": "win somethingwin something from somebodywin yourself/somebody something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Britain won five gold medals.", "contextForm": "win something" }, { "text": "He won £3 000 in the lottery." }, { "text": "How many states did the Republicans win?" }, { "text": "Everyone who takes part **wins a** small **prize**." }, { "text": "to **win an award/a title**" }, { "text": "The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election.", "contextForm": "win something from somebody" }, { "text": "You've won yourself a trip to New York.", "contextForm": "win yourself/somebody something" }, { "text": "He won a scholarship to study at Stanford." }, { "text": "the chance to win the holiday of a lifetime" }, { "text": "We're confident of winning the title this year." }, { "text": "The movie was an instant success and went on to win five Academy Awards." }, { "text": "The far right party failed to win a single seat." }, { "text": "The actress is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance." }, { "text": "When was the last time our country won the World Cup?" }, { "text": "to win gold/silver/bronze in the Olympics" }, { "text": "Our candidate failed to win enough votes." }, { "text": "The movie is this year's favorite to win Best Picture." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["comfortably", "convincingly", "decisively"], "verb + win": ["deserve to", "hope to", "want to"], "preposition": ["against", "at", "by"], "phrases": [ "be capable of winning (something)", "be confident of winning (something)", "a chance of winning (something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to achieve or get something that you want, especially by your own efforts", "sensetop": "win something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They are trying to **win support for** their proposals." }, { "text": "The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools." }, { "text": "She won the admiration of many people in her battle against cancer." }, { "text": "qualities which help win business and motivate staff" }, { "text": "He succeeded in winning their confidence." }, { "text": "The government say they are winning the battle against inflation." }, { "text": "The film soon won the attention of producer Brian James." }, { "text": "Campaigners have fought and won a great victory." }, { "text": "She eventually won fame as a novelist." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["comfortably", "convincingly", "decisively"], "verb + win": ["deserve to", "hope to", "want to"], "preposition": ["against", "at", "by"], "phrases": [ "be capable of winning (something)", "be confident of winning (something)", "a chance of winning (something)" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be successful against somebody/something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day." }, { "text": "Teamwork and persistence can still win the day." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to win something very easily", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody love you", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "whether you succeed or fail", "examples": [ { "text": "Win or lose, we'll know we've done our best." } ], "topics": ["Success", "Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become famous or successful", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that there is no acceptable way of dealing with a particular situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I can’t win. If I agree with her, she says I have no mind of my own; if I don’t, she says I’m being difficult." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to agree to what somebody wants after you have failed to persuade them to do or let you do something else", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "OK, you win. I'll admit I was wrong." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure", "Discussion and agreement"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɪn/", "audio": "wi/win/win__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɪnz/", "audio": "wi/win/wins__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wʌn/", "audio": "wo/win/won__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪnɪŋ/", "audio": "wi/win/winning__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɪn/", "audio": "wi/win/win__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wɪnz/", "audio": "wi/win/wins__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/wʌn/", "audio": "wo/win/won__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪnɪŋ/", "audio": "wi/win/winning__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English winnan ‘strive, contend’ also ‘subdue and take possession of, acquire’, of Germanic origitn." }