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win round

win round verb: to persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).

Verb

win round (third-person singular simple present wins round, present participle winning round, simple past and past participle won round)

  1. To persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).
    • My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them round.
    Synonyms:
    win around, win over

Synonyms of win round

Forms of win round

third-person singular presentwins round
present participlewinning round
past participlewon round
pastwon round

Questions about win round

What does win round mean?
Win round means to persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).
What part of speech is win round?
Win round is a verb.
What is the past tense of win round?
The past tense of win round is won round.

Words near win round in the dictionary

  1. win one for the Gipper
  2. win one's spurs
  3. win or lose
  4. win out
  5. win over
  6. win round
  7. win some, lose some
  8. win someone's heart
  9. win the battle, but lose the war
  10. win the day
  11. win the lottery

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