Win vs Wis - What's the difference?
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To conquer, defeat.
*1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book IV:
*:For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one kny?t at ones / and therfore yf ye wille fyghte soo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille assigne / And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne / ye say wel sayd sir Vwayne / therfor make yow redy so that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
*1998 , Rhapsody, Emerald Sword
*:For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword.
(label) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
(label) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
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(label) To obtain (someone) by wooing.
*Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
*:Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:She is a woman; therefore to be won .
(label) To achieve victory.
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(label) To obtain (something desired).
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(label) To cause a victory for someone.
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To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:Even in the porch he him did win .
*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
*:And when the stony path began, / By which the naked peak they won , / Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.
To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
:(Raymond)
gain; profit; income
wealth; owndom; goods
an individual victory (opposite of a loss)
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(slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Certainly, surely
* 1884 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices :
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Really, truly
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Indeed
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Certain
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Sure
(obsolete, or, archaic) To know.
(obsolete, or, archaic) To think, suppose.
(obsolete, or, archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.
As verbs the difference between win and wis
is that win is to conquer, defeat while wis is (obsolete|or|archaic) to know.As a noun win
is pleasure; joy; delight or win can be gain; profit; income.As an adverb wis is
(rare|obsolete|or|dialectal) certainly, surely.As an adjective wis is
(rare|obsolete|or|dialectal) certain.win
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Verb
Derived terms
* play to win * win friends * win upEtymology 3
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
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Derived terms
* winning * winnings * winner * for the win * you win * win back * win through * win round * win out * win over * win-win English irregular verbs English three-letter words 1000 English basic words ----wis
English
Alternative forms
* wiss, ywis, iwisEtymology 1
From (etyl) . More at ywis.Adverb
(en adverb)- So I wis would the Dragon under him [...]
- "As wis God helpe me." --Chaucer.
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was wis on his word
Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From an incorrect division, mistaking . See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen'' appears similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb ''wit ; both of those verbs are only indirectly related to this one.Verb
- "Howe'er you wis ." --R. Browning.
- Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis ). --Coleridge.