verb · neutral
win
/wɪn/WIN
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to be victorious in a contest or to obtain something through competition or effort
Examples
“Our team won the match after a tense penalty shootout.”
“She won a scholarship to study abroad.”
“He has won the public's trust over the years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although we were the underdogs, our team won the regional competition by a narrow margin.”
Collocations
- win a prize
- win the match
- win someone's trust
Word family
win basewon past simple / past participlewinning present participle / adjective
Common mistakes
winned→won
I win the prize last year.→I won the prize last year.
Say it for a higher band
5get→6achieve→7+win
Synonyms
beat
secure
Easily confused
earn
“She earned enough money to travel after two summer jobs.”
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