ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIN
Old English winnan; related to Old Norse vinna, German gewinnen.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIN
PRESENT
Present
I win
you win
he/she/it wins
we win
you win
they win
Present continuous
I am winning
you are winning
he/she/it is winning
we are winning
you are winning
they are winning
Present perfect
I have won
you have won
he/she/it has won
we have won
you have won
they have won
Present perfect continuous
I have been winning
you have been winning
he/she/it has been winning
we have been winning
you have been winning
they have been winning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I won
you won
he/she/it won
we won
you won
they won
Past continuous
I was winning
you were winning
he/she/it was winning
we were winning
you were winning
they were winning
Past perfect
I had won
you had won
he/she/it had won
we had won
you had won
they had won
Past perfect continuous
I had been winning
you had been winning
he/she/it had been winning
we had been winning
you had been winning
they had been winning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will win
you will win
he/she/it will win
we will win
you will win
they will win
Future continuous
I will be winning
you will be winning
he/she/it will be winning
we will be winning
you will be winning
they will be winning
Future perfect
I will have won
you will have won
he/she/it will have won
we will have won
you will have won
they will have won
Future perfect continuous
I will have been winning
you will have been winning
he/she/it will have been winning
we will have been winning
you will have been winning
they will have been winning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would win
you would win
he/she/it would win
we would win
you would win
they would win
Conditional continuous
I would be winning
you would be winning
he/she/it would be winning
we would be winning
you would be winning
they would be winning
Conditional perfect
I would have win
you would have win
he/she/it would have win
we would have win
you would have win
they would have win
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been winning
you would have been winning
he/she/it would have been winning
we would have been winning
you would have been winning
they would have been winning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you win
we let´s win
you win
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
winning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIN»
The term «win» is very widely used and occupies the
1.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «WIN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
win.
Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win.
If you're in the best team in the world, you or your teammate have to win.
Sometimes in football you deserve to win but lose. Other times you deserve to lose or draw but you win. That is the game, and it's why I've always said you should never try to predict anything in football, especially in Europe.
I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I'd draw a big ram's head, really messy. I'd never win painting contests. I remember losing to a guy who did a perfect Spiderman.
That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.
Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.
No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.
I feel like I have as good a shot as anybody out there and I have gotten close in the past, so why not have the attitude that I can come out and play great tennis and maybe even win this tournament.
We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.
I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That's what I'm most proud of. I can't go win Wimbledon anymore, so if what I've done in the past is not good enough, let it go. Because I'm certainly not sitting around thinking about it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIN»
Discover the use of
win in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
win and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This new edition also includes an Afterword that tells some of what became of Black after he wore out the outlaw life and washed up in San Francisco, wrote this book and reinvented himself.
Imbued with the same lively, subversive spirit and thrilling storytelling that made LITTLE BROTHER an international sensation, FOR THE WIN is a prophetic and inspiring call-to-arms for a new generation At the publisher's request, this title ...
3
Playing to
Win: How Strategy Really Works
This is especially true in the volatile and complex environment that has become the norm for all of us.
A.G. Lafley, Roger Martin, 2013
4
How To
Win Friends and Influence People
You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you! Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 15 million copies.
5
Playing to
Win: Becoming the Champion
This book walks players through the entire process: how to choose a game and learn basic proficiency, how to break through the mental barriers that hold most players back, and how to handle the issues that top players face.
6
You Can
Win: Winners Don't Do Different Things, They Do ...
This is an easy-to-read, practical, common-sense approach that will take you from ancient wisdom to contemporary thinking. It helps you to dispel confusion in daily life and clarify values.
7
For the
Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
In this illuminating guide, Werbach and Hunter reveal how game thinking can yield winning solutions to real-world business problems. Let the games begin!
Kevin Werbach, Dan Hunter, 2012
8
Dying to
Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism
For both policy makers and the general public, Dying to Win transcends speculation with systematic scholarship, making it one of the most important political studies of recent time. From the Hardcover edition.
9
Tell to
Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden ...
Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it. And this book tells you how to do both. Historically, stories have always been igniters of action, moving people to do things.
Introduction to metallurgy -- Plastic and elastic deformation of metals -- Iron and steel making -- Alloying and heat treatment of steels -- Historic overview of man's production of iron and steel -- Non-ferrous metals and their metallurgy ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
win is used in the context of the following news items.
Giant porn stash turned a Windows 10 upgrade into every man's …
Following the successful release of Windows 10 last week, one man who decided to partake in the free upgrade got a little bit more than he bargained for. «BGR, Aug 15»
Ashes 2015: England lead series after Ian Bell seals Edgbaston win
Ian Bell led the way with 65 not out and Joe Root chipped in with an unbeaten 38 as the hosts chased down 121 in 32.1 overs to win with ease on the afternoon ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
Bootstrapped entrepreneur? Win a ticket to TNW Conference in New …
What if I told you that you could spend an entire day and night surrounded by 1,500 investors, journalists and early adopters from the New York technology ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
Windows 10 Is Hiding a Great Video Capture Tool
It's not on the list of headline features, but the latest version of Windows is hiding a very welcome and well-executed feature: a video-capture tool baked right into ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
Norton for Windows 10 is NOT a box-borking beta, insists Symantec
A recent update to Norton designed to add compatibility for Windows 10 is incompatible with mainstream Windows releases, according to some users. Symantec ... «The Register, Jul 15»
Auburn picked to win SEC
Auburn was declared the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title Thursday at media day in Hoover, Ala., but rival Alabama got the edge in the West ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
First on CNN: Cruz super PAC's plan to win presidency
Keep the Promise, whose strategy is detailed in a 51-slide PowerPoint presentation titled "Can He Win?" recently posted to the organization's website, ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Windstream Holdings (WIN) Stock Falls After UBS Downgrade
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Windstream Holdings (WIN) were falling 8.4% to $5.20 Monday after analyst firm UBS downgraded the telecommunications ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
Win a year's worth of YHA holidays
We are giving one family the chance to win not just one stay, but an entire year's worth of holidays at selected YHA properties in England and Wales. The lucky ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The United States women are winning the World Cup. Middle fingers …
The United States had nothing to be afraid of at this World Cup. They should have approached every game like they knew they were going to win, and they did. «SB Nation, Jun 15»
