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won over

won over is the simple past and past participle of win over.

Meaning of win over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) 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.

Questions about won over

What is won over the simple past and past participle of?
Won over is the simple past and past participle of win over.

Words near won over in the dictionary

  1. Won Buddhism
  2. won by a nose
  3. won one for the Gipper
  4. won one's spurs
  5. won out
  6. won over
  7. won round
  8. won someone's heart
  9. won the battle, but lost the war
  10. won the day
  11. won the lottery

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