win out

verb

To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.

“Love always wins out over hate.”

Meanings

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

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

  1. To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.

    Love always wins out over hate.

    1 more example

    You can be sure that justice will win out in the end.

Translations

Dutch zegevieren
  • zegevierenbe victorious
Spanish imponerse
  • imponersebe victorious
Swedish segra
  • segrabe victorious
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