win over

British

verb

Also: win round. (tr, adverb) to gain the support or consent of (someone)

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win over Idioms

Persuade, gain one's support, as in It won't be easy to win him over to our point of view. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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Harry Kane says singing 'Wonderwall' with fans following England's win over Croatia on Wednesday was one of his "favourite ever moments" in a Three Lions shirt.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The buzz: Scotland opened its World Cup with a win over Haiti — its first in 10 tournament games against teams from the Americas — on John McGinn’s goal midway through the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

But that task will be much more difficult without Pulisic, who set up the first two goals in the Americans’ tournament-opening win over Paraguay last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Partey missed Ghana's last-gasp 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto on Wednesday after his country failed with an appeal against his Canadian visa rejection.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

He knew he should be trying to win over the Beiderman, but how would the upstairs neighbor even know that it was him writing the note anyway?

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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