win

Everyday

1. To win means to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition. tree →
2. To win a prize is to get it because you did well or were lucky. tree →
3. A win is a game or match you won. tree →
4. To win someone over is to get them to agree with you or like you. tree →

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 →
• She wins 5 dollars. tree →
• How many games did they play? tree →
• He won 3 more medals than Tom. tree →
• Our class won the tug of war. tree →
• You can't win every game, and that's okay. tree →
• She won first prize in the art contest. tree →
• They won by two goals. tree →
• Slow and steady wins the race. tree →

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 →
• 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 →

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.