winning
adjective (winning — a winning goal); verb (-ing form of win: win, wins, won, winning); noun (winnings — money won)
Everyday
- Being the one who wins or makes someone win: "the winning team", "the winning goal". tree →
- The -ing form of "win": "We are winning!" tree →
- Pleasant and charming: "a winning smile". tree →
- Winnings (plural) are money won in a game or competition. tree →
In the lessons
In sports and games, the winning team scores the most points. In maths, problems compare scores to find who is winning and by how much. In stories, a winning smile is a friendly and attractive one. Phrases: winning team, winning goal, winning streak, winning ticket, winning smile, keep winning.
Examples
- Our team scored the winning goal. tree →
- Which team is winning? tree →
- She has a winning smile. tree →
- We are on a winning streak of five games. tree →
- Winning is fun, but playing fair matters more. tree →
- He shared his winnings with his sister. tree →
- The winning number was 17. tree →
- He gave up now all hopes of ever winning the Princess. tree →
Note
Spelling: double n — w-i-n-n-i-n-g. Past of "win" is "won", not "winned". In maths, "by how much is the team winning" means subtract the smaller score from the bigger one. Be a good sport: shake hands whether you win or lose.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «winning» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «winning» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/winning/