win over
win over verb: to persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
Verb
win over (third-person singular simple present wins over, present participle winning over, simple past and past participle won over)
- To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
- If the truth doesn't win him over, perhaps charm will.
- Despite his ill-fated spell at Anfield, he received a warm reception from the same Liverpool fans he struggled to win over before being sacked midway through last season.2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- gain over, talk over, bring round, convict, convince, draw, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure
win over meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi
win over in Tamil
- to win over, keep one spellbound
- பிணி piṇi
- to win over
- வெல் vel
- to win over; bring under control
- வடி vaṭi
win over in Urdu
- لانا, لبھانا, راضی کرنا
win over in Punjabi
- to win over, to beat, to vanquish
- ਜਿੱਤਣਾ jittăṇā
- to win over, suborn
- ਗੰਢਣਾ gaṇḍhṇā, گنڈھنا gaṉḍhṇā
Synonyms of win over
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- push
- talk around
- wash with
- suade
Forms of win over
| third-person singular present | wins over |
|---|---|
| present participle | winning over |
| past participle | won over |
| past | won over |
Questions about win over
- What does win over mean?
- Win over means to persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
- What is win over in Tamil?
- Win over in Tamil is பிணி (piṇi), வெல் (vel), வடி (vaṭi). See Win over meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is win over?
- Win over is a verb.
- What is the past tense of win over?
- The past tense of win over is won over.
Words near win over in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: win over (page history and authors); பிணி (Tamil) (page history and authors); win over (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); گنڈھنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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