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win to get possession of by effort or fortune The first known use: before the 12th century |
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3 Letters, 1 Syllable |
win |
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3 Phonemes |
w i n |
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onset, rime |
w in |
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Morpheme |
win |
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Sentence Examples The boxer won the match by knockout. He won't give up until he's won the argument. Neither candidate won the debate. We tried our best, but you can't win them all. They played well, but they didn't win. The chances of winning are 1 in 100,000. She won a tennis trophy. Her book won the Pulitzer Prize. She won praise for her hard work. Their win over the first place team was unexpected. |
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Common Phrases win out over (someone or something) To defeat or prevail over someone or something, as in a competition, contest, or poll. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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