{
    "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."
}