win

«win» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (win, wins, won, winning); noun (a win, wins)

meaning for a pupil

1) To win means to be the best or come first in a game, race or competition. tree →

2) To win a prize is to get it because you did well or were lucky. tree →

3) A win is a game or match you won. tree →

4) To win someone over is to get them to agree with you or like you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school maths: games or prizes won; scores; games played = wins + losses (+ draws or ties); comparing medals. In everyday life: winning a race on sports day, a raffle, a board game; being a good winner and a good loser. Phrases: «win a prize», «win by 2 points», «win or lose», «a win-win» (good for both sides).

examples

• Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD. (Writings 1CH.26.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. (Writings PRO.18.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• The team won 8 games and lost 3. tree →
• She wins 5 dollars. tree →
• How many games did they play? tree →
• He won 3 more medals than Tom. tree →
• Our class won the tug of war. tree →
• You can't win every game, and that's okay. tree →
• She won first prize in the art contest. tree →
• They won by two goals. tree →
• Slow and steady wins the race. tree →

note

Past «won» (sounds like «one»). You win a game or a prize, but you beat a person or team: «we beat them», not «we won them». Maths: prizes won add to what one has. Games played = wins + losses (+ ties). Fair play: cheating to win is not a real win.

In the corpora

• The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
• A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
• Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD.
• A scratch card is a quick lottery ticket; the "almost won" feeling is designed to make people buy another.
• A prize won with someone else's work does not feel like winning; owning up is the brave thing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «win» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.