win around

verb

To persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.

“My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them around.”

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win roundwin over
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Meanings

verbwin around (third-person singular simple present wins around, present participle winning around, simple past and past participle won around)

present singular third person wins around · participle present winning around · participle past won around · past won around

  1. To persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.

    My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them around.

    Synonyms: win round, win over

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.

Similar
win roundwin over
Also see
win round
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APA

win around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/win%20around

MLA

“win around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/win%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “win around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/win%20around.

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