win back



win someone or something back (from someone or something)

to regain someone or something from someone or something. I hope to win the money I lost back from the other poker players. We were not able to win Sally back from the cult. We won back everything. We won back Sally.
See also: back, win

win back

v.
To regain, through effort or contest, something or someone that one has lost or no longer has: My friend is at the casino, trying to win back what he lost last night. Her boyfriend left her, but she's sure she will win him back.
See also: back, win

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BlossomBLAH-səmEnglish
Mariano-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
&Aelig;Lfheah-Anglo-Saxon
Zareen-Persian
Tizianatee-TSYAH-nahItalian
ÓRfhlaithOR-laIrish