winnen
Meaning
- (intransitive,transitive) to win, to triumph, to be victorious (in)
- (transitive) to acquire
- (transitive) to extract, to refine, to harvest (from base materials such as ore or crops)
Concepts
quiten
shoot dead
overset
scomfit
Synonyms
doodmaken
kleinmaken
opduikelen
reiken tot
neerkomen
overwinnen, verslaan
omkappen
zegepralen
terneerdrukken
de moed ontnemen
verootmoedigen
neerdrukken
neerslachtig maken
neervellen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
win‧nen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋɪ.nə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”).
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Sentences
Nederlanders zijn goede schaatsers en ze winnen vaak Olympische medailles in deze discipline .
The Dutch are good skaters and they often win Olympic medals in this discipline.
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