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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Win \Win\, v. i.
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to
prevail.
[1913 Webster]
Nor is it aught but just
That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
should win in arms. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.
To win on or To win upon.
(a) To gain favor or influence with. ``You have a softness
and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.''
--Dryden.
(b) To gain ground on. ``The rabble . . . will in time win
upon power.'' --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Win \Win\, v. i.
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to
prevail.
Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of
truth hath won, should win in arms. --Milton.
To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.
To win on or upon.
(a) To gain favor or influence with. ``You have a softness
and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.''
--Dryden.
(b) To gain ground on. ``The rabble . . . will in time win
upon power.'' --Shak.