win+back
1win back — index recoup (regain), recover Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2win back — verb recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost (Freq. 2) We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company He got back his son from the kidnappers • Syn: ↑get back • Hypernyms: ↑get, ↑acquire …
3win back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms win back : present tense I/you/we/they win back he/she/it wins back present participle winning back past tense won back past participle won back to get back something that you have lost We hope to win back the …
4win back — PHRASAL VERB If you win back something that you have lost, you get it again, especially as a result of a great effort. [V P n (not pron)] The Government will have to work hard to win back the confidence of the people... [V n P] So he went and… …
5win back — phr verb Win back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑seat …
6win something back — ˌwin sth/sbˈback derived to get or have again sth/sb that you had before • The party is struggling to win back voters who have been alienated by recent scandals. Main entry: ↑winderived …
7win somebody back — ˌwin sth/sbˈback derived to get or have again sth/sb that you had before • The party is struggling to win back voters who have been alienated by recent scandals. Main entry: ↑winderived …
8win — [win] vi. won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen , to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love] 1. a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes …
9win — 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 …
10win — win1 [ wın ] (past tense and past participle won [ wʌn ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition: I play tennis against her every week, but she always wins. Who… …
