Giáo án tiếng Anh 12 - Win /wɪn/ verb (past tense and past participle won / wʌn /, present participle winning)

mpion (also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport: 
 - He became the heavyweight boxing champion. 
record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance, etc. in a sport: 
 - the world high-jump record-holder 
win somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb, to succeed in getting back something or someone that you had 
before = regain: 
 - How can I win back her trust? 
win out phrasal verb, to finally succeed or defeat other people or things 
win out over 
 - Often presentation wins out over content (= is treated as more important than content). 
win somebody ↔ over ( also win somebody ↔ round British English) phrasal verb, to get someone’s support 
or friendship by persuading them or being nice to them: 
 - We’ll be working hard over the next ten days to win over the undecided voters. 
win through phrasal verb especially British English, to finally succeed in spite of problems = triumph: 
 - As in most of his films, it’s the good guys who win through in the end. 
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RELATED WORDS & EXPRESSIONS 
1. TO WIN A RACE, COMPETITION, etc. 
WIN /wɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to win a race, competition, election, etc., for example by getting more 
points, votes, etc. than everyone else or by being the first to finish: ▪ No-one really expected the Socialist Party to 
win. 
WIN A RACE/GAME/ELECTION, etc. ▪ Nguyen Tien Quang won the first set but lost the next two. ▪ The 
competition was won by a Nigerian student. 
WIN A PRIZE/MEDAL/CUP, etc. ▪ His book won the Pulitzer Prize for literature. ▪ What would you do if you 
won $1 million? 
WIN BY 6 VOTES/2 GOALS, etc. win by getting 6 votes, etc. more than the other person or team ▪ He went 
ahead of Nolan, winning by 15 seconds. 
WIN 4-2/20-12, etc. use this to show the final result of a game ▪ Do you remember our first game of the season? 
We won 3-1. 
WIN AT CARDS/CHESS/TENNIS, etc. ▪ She always wins at Scrabble. 
FINISH FIRST/BE FIRST/COME IN FIRST also COME FIRST British /ˌfɪnɪʃ ˈfɜːʳst, biː ˈfɜːʳst, ˌkʌm ɪn 
ˈfɜːʳst, ˌkʌm ˈfɜːʳst/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to win a race or competition in which more than two people 
or teams are competing: ▪ Who do you think will finish first? ▪ The British team was first, followed closely by the 
Americans. ▪ André Etienne came in first, having completed the course in record time. 
FINISH FIRST/BE FIRST/COME IN FIRST IN ▪ An Australian runner came first in the marathon. ▪ Sue 
finished first in two races -- the 50m backstroke and the 100m front crawl. 
FIRST PLACE /ˌfɜːʳst ˈpleɪs/ [singular noun] the position of the person or team that wins a race or competition: 
in first place ▪ Johnson finished in first place, narrowly ahead of Green. 
WIN FIRST PLACE IN ▪ My greatest achievement was winning first place in the Young Artist competition. 
GET IN /ˌget ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive] British if a political party gets in, they win an 
election, and have the right to form a government: ▪ Do you think Labour will get in again at the next election? 
2. TO WIN AN ARGUMENT, FIGHT, WAR, etc. 
WIN /wɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to argue, fight, etc. more successfully than someone else: ▪ The court case 
has been dragging on for months, and it’s increasingly unlikely that she’ll win. ▪ I could never win an argument 
with my father. ▪ Who won the first Civil War? 
WIN A VICTORY ▪ This was the first of many victories won by women’s rights campaigners. 
COME OUT ON TOP /ˌkʌm aʊt ɒn ˈtɒpǁ-ˈtɑːp/ [verb phrase not in progressive] informal to win something, 
especially something that other people are judging or deciding: ▪ In a survey of customer preference, one model 
came consistently out on top. ▪ In all action movies, the hero always comes out on top. 
PREVAIL /prɪˈveɪl/ [intransitive verb] formal if an idea or way of doing something prevails, it is finally accepted 
as being better or more important than something else, especially after a lot of arguing: ▪ Fortunately, in this case, 
common sense has prevailed. 
PREVAIL OVER ▪ She seems to think that animal rights should prevail over everything else. 
CARRY THE DAY /ˌkæri ðə ˈdeɪ/ [verb phrase not in progressive] British to win by persuading people to accept 
a plan, proposal, or idea, especially after a lot of talking and arguing: ▪ Anti-gun campaigners feel they have 
enough support to carry the day in tomorrow’s vote. ▪ His appeal to reason and common sense was what finally 
carried the day. 
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WIN THE DAY /ˌwɪn ðə ˈdeɪ/ [verb phrase not in progressive] British to finally win an argument or political 
struggle, especially when this has been difficult - used especially in news reports: ▪ On this occasion the strikers 
won the day and were given a pay increase of 20%. 
3. TO BE WINNING A GAME, RACE, ETC. THAT HAS NOT YET FINISHED 
BE WINNING /biː ˈwɪnɪŋ/ [verb phrase] to have more points or votes than your opponents in a game or election, 
or to be at the front in a race when the game, race, etc. has not yet finished: ▪ Senna was winning when the race 
was brought to a halt because of a crash. 
BE WINNING SOMETHING ▪ It looked as though Bush was winning the election battle. 
LEAD/BE IN THE LEAD /liːd, biː ɪn ðə ˈliːd/ [intransitive/transitive verb or verb phrase] to be winning a game, 
race, election, etc.: ▪ The High School team were leading with 60 points. ▪ The Dolphins are still in the lead with 
only 2 minutes left to play. 
LEAD BY 10 POINTS/THREE METERS, etc. ▪ Agassi was leading by two sets when rain stopped play. 
BE AHEAD /biː əˈhed/ [verb phrase] to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, race, or 
election: ▪ She was still ahead in the polls just a week before the election. 
BE AHEAD OF ▪ Waylan was ahead of Miller by three shots.put somebody ahead ▪ Shortly afterwards Smith put 
the Dodgers ahead with a stunning home run. 
BE 12 POINTS/5 GAMES, etc. AHEAD ▪ Damon Hill is now 14 points ahead of his nearest rival. 
BY WAY AHEAD ▪ By the final lap, Molly was way ahead of all the other girls. 
BE AHEAD BY 12 POINTS/5 GAMES, etc. ▪ Houston was ahead by 3 points at half-time. 
4. TO WIN EASILY 
WIN EASILY /ˌwɪn ˈiːz li/ [verb phrase] ▪ Everyone expected the Democrats to win easily. 
WIN SOMETHING EASILY ▪ She won the race easily with seconds to spare. 
WIN HANDS DOWN /wɪn ˌhændz ˈdaʊn/ [verb phrase] to win very easily without having any problems: ▪ The 
Socialists will win hands down if the election is free and fair. ▪ The newer model wins hands down when it comes 
to speed and capacity. 
BE NO CONTEST /biː ˌnəʊ ˈkɒntestǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] if a game, competition, etc. is no contest, one person 
or team wins so easily that it is impossible for their opponent to win: ▪ In the end it was no contest. New Labour 
won more votes than even they thought possible. 
RUN AWAY WITH /ˌrʌn əˈweɪ wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb] to win a game or competition very easily, 
especially because you are much better than your opponents: ▪ United have established a clear lead, and are 
threatening to run away with the championship. 
BE A SHOO-IN /biː ə ˈʃuː ɪn/ [verb phrase] American to be very likely to easily win an election, competition, 
etc., by having many more points, votes, etc. than you opponents: ▪ He looked like a shoo-in to win South 
Carolina’s Republican presidential primary. 
SWEEP TO VICTORY /ˌswiːp tə ˈvɪktəri/ [verb phrase] to win very easily, in a way that impresses people - 
used especially in news reports: ▪ Olson scored twice as the Rams swept to victory. ▪ Nixon swept to victory by 47 
million votes to 29 million. 
ROMP HOME /ˌrɒmp ˈhəʊmǁˌrɑːmp-/ [verb phrase] British informal to win a race or game easily: ▪ No goals 
were scored in the first half but Spurs romped home in the second, scoring four. 
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5. TO WIN WHEN YOU ALMOST LOST 
WIN BY A NARROW MARGIN /ˌwɪn baɪ ə ˌnærəʊ ˈmɑːʳdʒən/ [verb phrase] if someone wins something or is 
elected by a narrow margin, they win by getting only a few more points, votes, etc. than their opponent: ▪ We won 
the debate by a narrow margin. ▪ Winning by a narrow margin, the Lakers now go on to play in the 
championships. 
SCRAPE HOME /ˌskreɪp ˈhəʊm/ [verb phrase] British to win by a very small number of votes or points, or by a 
very small distance in a race: ▪ The Green Party scraped home in the local elections. ▪ The referees decided that 
Foreman had just scraped home. 
BE CLOSE also BE A CLOSE-RUN THING British /biː ˈkləʊs, biː ə ˌkləʊs rʌn ˈθɪŋ/ [verb phrase] if a race, 
competition, election, etc. is close or is a close-run thing, any person or party could win because they all have 
nearly the same number of points, votes, etc., or are close to each other in the race: ▪ The election was very close - 
a handful of votes decided it. ▪ The champions have kept their title, but it was a close-run thing. 
6. WHEN SOMEONE WINS 
VICTORY /ˈvɪktəri/ [countable/uncountable noun] when a country, player, team, etc. wins a battle, game, race, 
etc.: ▪ The crowds were celebrating Italy’s victory. ▪ We’re very confident of victory. ▪ victory celebrations 
VICTORY OVER/AGAINST ▪ Their 2-1 victory over the Australians was completely unexpected. 
WIN A VICTORY ▪ He had won a comfortable victory in the general election. 
WIN /wɪn/ [countable noun] when a team or player wins in a sport or competition - used especially in news 
reports: ▪ It was an important win for Manchester United. ▪ A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery 
win.win over/against ▪ a 2-0 win over their oldest rivals 
TRIUMPH /ˈtraɪəmf/ [countable/uncountable noun] written an important victory after a long, difficult struggle, 
especially in war or politics: ▪ Despite many local triumphs, their party stands litt