win back

win back
index recoup (regain), recover

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  • win 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • win 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 …   English dictionary

  • win 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… …   English dictionary

  • win back — phr verb Win back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑seat …   Collocations dictionary

  • win 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • win 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • win — [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 …   English World 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 — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

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