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]

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win over

He won a fifth title with Aston Villa in May - their win over Freiburg in Istanbul ending a 30-year trophy drought - but the Super Cup has eluded him.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“I kind of sprayed the ball a little bit,” Skubal said after a 6-5 win over Kansas City in his Dodger Stadium debut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Dakota Ditcheva says she has "cried non-stop" after breaking both of her hands in the win over Denise Kielholtz - just months after recovering from similar injuries.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Chief Executive Mike Hsu said the company is addressing discrete headwinds and investing in innovations and brand propositions to win over consumers across the value spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

He’d even managed to win over Lois Stein.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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