winning
part of speech
adjective (winning — a winning goal); verb (-ing form of win: win, wins, won, winning); noun (winnings — money won)
meaning for a pupil
1) Being the one who wins or makes someone win: "the winning team", "the winning goal". tree →
2) The -ing form of "win": "We are winning!" tree →
3) Pleasant and charming: "a winning smile". tree →
4) Winnings (plural) are money won in a game or competition. tree →
sense in the lessons
In sports and games, the winning team scores the most points. In maths, problems compare scores to find who is winning and by how much. In stories, a winning smile is a friendly and attractive one. Phrases: winning team, winning goal, winning streak, winning ticket, winning smile, keep winning.
examples
- Our team scored the winning goal. tree →
- Which team is winning? tree →
- She has a winning smile. tree →
- We are on a winning streak of five games. tree →
- Winning is fun, but playing fair matters more. tree →
- He shared his winnings with his sister. tree →
- The winning number was 17. tree →
- He gave up now all hopes of ever winning the Princess. tree →
note
Spelling: double n — w-i-n-n-i-n-g. Past of "win" is "won", not "winned". In maths, "by how much is the team winning" means subtract the smaller score from the bigger one. Be a good sport: shake hands whether you win or lose.
In the corpora
- A prize won with someone else's work does not feel like winning; owning up is the brave thing.
- Each building solves a problem: keeping cool, keeping eggs away from snakes, or winning a mate.
- The message: kindness matters more than winning.
- A good sport congratulates the winner and does not show off after winning.
- Winning by cheating does not show who is really better.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «winning» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.