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won the day

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

Meaning of win the day

Verb

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

  1. To gain complete victory or success over something or someone.
    • The rule utilitarian is still committed to including all preferences, no matter how morally illegitimate they may appear. Focusing on rules rather than acts may make it less likely for illegitimate preferences to win the day, but they still count on a par with all other preferences.2001, Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Oxford University Press, page 29
  2. To be totally accepted by other people.
    • There was plenty of competition, but our proposal won the day.

Questions about won the day

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

Words near won the day in the dictionary

  1. won out
  2. won over
  3. won round
  4. won someone's heart
  5. won the battle, but lost the war
  6. won the day
  7. won the lottery
  8. won through
  9. won ton
  10. won tons
  11. won up

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