To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
To extract, as ore or coal.
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Buddha
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. Abraham Lincoln
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
win in Afrikaans is wen, verdien
win in Danish is fortjene, vinde
win in Dutch is winnen, verdienen, behalen
win in Finnish is voittaa
win in French is gagner
win in German is gewinnen
win in Italian is guadagnare, vincere
win in Latin is lucror, vinco vici victum
win in Spanish is ganar
win in Swedish is vinna, vinna, segra
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