win a war

This page is about the collocation win a war

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to defeat the enemy in a war

For example

  • Do foreign armies ever win wars in Afghanistan?

  • We wouldn't have won the Second World War if the Russians hadn't defeated the German army.

Note:
Related collocations include "win a battle" and "win a fight"

Quick Quiz

After we won the war, all our soldiers were

a. sent to prison camps

b. sent back to fight

c. sent back home
a) sent to prison camps b) sent back to fight c) sent back home

Contributor: Matt Errey