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win

/ˈwɪn/WIN
/ˈwɪn/WIN

Meaningto strive, to struggle

Common meaning: to be victorious

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishwinnansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwinnensource
  3. Englishwin‘to be victorious’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English winnan ‘to strive, to struggle’.

Did you know (Win once meant…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry WIN, p. 712 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Win first meant…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry WIN, p. 712 · dictionary scan; Bosworth & Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), entry winnan, p. 1235 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • winnan Old English “to strive, to struggle”

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