third-person singular verb
Succeeds in a game, race, election, or other competition.
He wins every chess match he plays.
The team wins the game with a great strategy.
American English
How to pronounce wins
verb · nounA2Very common word
WIHNZ
/wɪnz/
One syllable.
Form of win
The spelling wins can be a third-person singular verb or a plural noun.
Succeeds in a game, race, election, or other competition.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
third-person singular verb
Gets a prize, money, or another benefit because of success or luck.
She wins a lot of prizes in competitions.
She wins a $100 gift card in the store raffle.
third-person singular verb
Makes someone support, trust, or like that person or group.
Her honesty wins my trust.
The new coach wins the players over quickly.
plural noun
More than one victory in a game, competition, election, or similar event.
Three wins put the team in the final.
The team celebrates three wins in a row.
Useful expressions
Persuade someone to like you, trust you, or support you.
Her calm answer won me over.
A situation in which everyone benefits.
The agreement is a win-win situation for both sides.
Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you do not.
The project failed, but you win some, you lose some.
Related words & forms
Both past forms are won, not winned. Before -ing, double the final n: winning.