Word

win, v.
(winning, wins, won)
freq. cnt. 115

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 71

win

sample sentences

"He won the Gold Medal in skating"
"Our home team won"
"Win the game"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s PP
They %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

win winner winner winnings

antonym

semantic pointers

entailment

compete, vie, contend

hyponym

romp carry take sweep carry prevail, triumph take the cake

win something through one's efforts
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 55 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 13

acquire gain win

sample sentences

"I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"
"Gain an understanding of international finance"
"win someone's confidence and friendship"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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They %s the money

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

winning winner winner win winnings

antonym

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semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

advance gain gain ground get ahead make headway pull ahead win

sample sentences

"The home team was gaining ground"
"After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
"win points"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

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semantic pointers

hyponym

steal score, hit, rack up, tally

attain success or reach a desired goal
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28

bring home the bacon come through deliver the goods succeed win

sample sentences

"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
The business is going to %s

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Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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The business is going to %s

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antonym

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semantic pointers

hyponym

hit manage, pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off pass, clear luck out, hit the jackpot nail down, nail, peg pass, make it run work, act pan out achieve, reach, attain, accomplish make it, get in, go far, arrive

entailment

try, attempt, seek, essay, assay

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 1

earn garner win

sample sentences

"its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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hypernym

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