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won the lottery

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

Meaning of win the lottery

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To experience an extraordinary or highly fortunate event.
    • The juror snorted. “That guy thought he won the lottery just because he was out of commission for 90 days. When he found out what his problem was, the first thing he did was go to his lawyer—not his doctor. Then he comes here and tries to tell us his sex life was worth $50,000 a day. No way. We...1999 September 1, Jim McElhaney, ABA Journal, volume 94, number 2, published 1 February 2008, page 24b
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see win, lottery.

Questions about won the lottery

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

Words near won the lottery in the dictionary

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

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