Dictionary entry

Win (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Win, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

Nor is it aught but just

That he, who in debate of truth hath won,

should win in arms. Milton.

To win of, to be conqueror over. Shak.To win onorupon. (a) To gain favor or influence with. “You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.” Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. “The rabble... will in time win upon power.” Shak.