Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

win the day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: win the -day
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gain complete victory or success over something or someone.

verb

To be totally accepted by other people.

Example Sentences

"The rule utilitarian is still committed to including all preferences, no matter how morally illegitimate they may appear. Focusing on rules rather than acts may make it less likely for illegitimate preferences to win the day, but they still count on a par with all other preferences."
"There was plenty of competition, but our proposal won the day."

Inflected Forms

wins the day (present, singular) winning the day (participle, present) won the day (participle, past) won the day (past)

Phrases

make someone's day save the day

Frequently Paired Words

make someone's day save the day

Questions

What does win the day mean?: To gain complete victory or success over something or someone.

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