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

His team’s 24-18 win over host Crenshaw on Friday night ranks as one of the best wins in school history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pickford became England's highest appearance maker at World Cups, overtaking Peter Shilton when he started in England's 2026 quarter-final win over Norway.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"There is risk in everything, but still we have to win over it," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tarik Skubal gives up just three hits and strikes out 10 in his final start before the postseason to help carry the Dodgers to a 2-0 win over the Giants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

But the risk of being able to win over anyone, he found himself thinking, was that you might pick the wrong people.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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