What does “win” mean?
- 1
verbto be the best or first in a game, race, or competition
Our team won the match.
- 2
verbto get a prize or something you want
She won an award for her book.
- 3
nouna victory
It was their third win in a row.
Win at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /wɪn/ · WIN
- Forms
- won, winning
How to use “win” correctly
You “win” a game or prize, but you “beat” a person or team: “We beat them”, not “We won them”.
Common phrases with “win”
- win a game
- win a prize
- win an election
- win by
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- lose
- defeat
Word family
- winner
“win” is on these word lists
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