win something over

win something over
win (someone/something) over to succeed in changing opinion.

The senator made a stirring speech but failed to win over enough votes to pass his bill.

The argument she used to win them over was not about who was right and who was wrong.


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  • win someone over — win (someone/something) over to succeed in changing opinion. The senator made a stirring speech but failed to win over enough votes to pass his bill. The argument she used to win them over was not about who was right and who was wrong …   New idioms dictionary

  • win somebody over (to something) — ˌwin sbaˈround/ˈover/ˈround (to sth) derived to get sb s support or approval by persuading them that you are right • She s against the idea but I m sure I can win her over. Main entry: ↑winderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • win — Ⅰ. win UK US /wɪn/ verb (winning, won, won) ► [I or T] to be the best in a situation where several people, organizations, etc. are competing: »If she scores the next point, she ll have won. »He won the election by 2,385 votes. win an… …   Financial and business terms

  • win over — win (someone/something) over to succeed in changing opinion. The senator made a stirring speech but failed to win over enough votes to pass his bill. The argument she used to win them over was not about who was right and who was wrong …   New idioms dictionary

  • win somebody around (to something) — ˌwin sbaˈround/ˈover/ˈround (to sth) derived to get sb s support or approval by persuading them that you are right • She s against the idea but I m sure I can win her over. Main entry: ↑winderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • win somebody round (to something) — ˌwin sbaˈround/ˈover/ˈround (to sth) derived to get sb s support or approval by persuading them that you are right • She s against the idea but I m sure I can win her over. Main entry: ↑winderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • win — win1 W1S1 [wın] v past tense and past participle won [wʌn] present participle winning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/race)¦ 2¦(prize)¦ 3¦(get/achieve)¦ 4¦(make somebody win something)¦ 5 you win 6 you can t win 7 you can t win them all …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • win over — verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product • Syn: ↑convert, ↑convince • Derivationally related forms: ↑convincible (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • win — [[t]wɪ̱n[/t]] ♦ wins, winning, won 1) VERB If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved. [V n] He does not have any… …   English dictionary

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