win someone's sympathy

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• win — [win] vi. won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen , to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love] 1. a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes …   English World dictionary

• win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• win — win1 [ wın ] (past tense and past participle won [ wʌn ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition: I play tennis against her every week, but she always wins. Who… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• win — I UK [wɪn] / US verb Word forms win : present tense I/you/we/they win he/she/it wins present participle winning past tense won UK [wʌn] / US past participle won *** Metaphor: Winning a competition or game is like hitting or killing your opponent …   English dictionary

• win — win1 W1S1 [wın] v past tense and past participle won [wʌn] present participle winning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/race)¦ 2¦(prize)¦ 3¦(get/achieve)¦ 4¦(make somebody win something)¦ 5 you win 6 you can t win 7 you can t win them all …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• you can't win them all — you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some/ phrase used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful I thought we’d get the building contract, but I… …   Useful english dictionary

• (you) win some, (you) lose some — you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some/ phrase used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful I thought we’d get the building contract, but I… …   Useful english dictionary

• heart — [ hart ] noun *** ▸ 1 organ that pumps blood ▸ 2 area of chest with heart ▸ 3 your feelings ▸ 4 inner central part ▸ 5 shape representing love ▸ 6 suit of playing cards ▸ 7 most important part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the organ in your chest that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Sexual harassment — is unwelcome attention of a sexual nature and is a form of legal and social harassment. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or sexual assault. (Dziech et al 1990, Boland 2002)… …   Wikipedia

• cunning — cun|ning1 [ˈkʌnıŋ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Present participle of cun to know , an early form of can; CAN1] 1.) someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want = ↑crafty ▪ a cunning opponent 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cunning — 1 adjective 1 someone who is cunning is good at deceiving people in order to get what they want: She can be very cunning when she wants to be. 2 behaviour or actions that are cunning are dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English