かつ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, intransitive)
1. to win; to gain victory
You absolutely cannot win with a strategy like that.
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to win after tough bidding
Examples (171 in total)
We have to win.
Yay, we won, we won!
Do you think we'll win?
Let me win.
I knew I'd win.
It looks like he's winning.
You've won.
Which side won?
I realized I couldn't win.
The Swallows are ahead 4 to 1!
I beat my rival!
Mary won.
We won six to two.
We can't win.
It feels good to win.
Boston is going to win.
Who do you think won?
He is sure to win.
I wanted her to win.
We may not win tomorrow.
I ended up winning.
The chances are that he will win.
Guess who won.
I feel we shall win.
I wonder if I can win again this time.
The truth will always win.
Which team is likely to win?
I wonder which of you will win.
It might win even if left alone.
It's not easy to win.
They really did win.
The home team won.
You can't always win.
First, I have to beat the drowsiness.
Our chance of winning is fifty percent.
To win by running, you must also win with your spirit.
There is no need to win.
This time Bob is likely to win.
I may win if I'm lucky.
Real ability wins in the end.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
We wanted to win at all costs.
Do your best whether you win or lose.
We're here to win.
They told me they wanted to win.
I was amazed to learn I had won.
I thought we were going to win.
I wish we had won the game.
You absolutely cannot win with a strategy like that.
I'll be happy whether I win or lose.
They won by force of numbers.
Do you doubt that he will win?
He is impossible to beat.
The chances are that she will win the game.
I tested my strength against my older brother's, but I couldn't win.
You still have a chance to win.
You can't win if you don't try.
I am well aware that I cannot win easily.
I've never won anything.
The Giants won yesterday's game.
But I can't compete with her real son.
Justice will prevail in the end.
I even thought that I couldn't win by confronting it head-on.
With this trick, we're sure to win!
Luckily, he won the game.
The probability of winning is quite low.
Win by drawing out the opponent's strength.
We defeated them in baseball.
Japan beat their opponent in straight sets.
I could not resist the lure of great profits.
He endeavored to win the contest.
We won in straight sets and advanced to the final.
These products are superior to theirs.
With a bit of luck, we might win.
England is going to win the race.
To my great surprise, we won!
We were lucky to win the battle.
We won the practice match but lost the real one.
Contrary to general expectations, he won.
The sitting government is likely to win in the coming election.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The yokozuna won with a powerful force-out.
He is above all others in originality.
Did you say that I could never win?
I'm here to win.
Whether I'm around or not, you're the one who wins in the end.
Everyone hoped that she would win.
He said he would win and he did, too.
The important thing is not to win but to take part.
No matter how fast you ran, you cannot win.
Let's think of it this way: if we win, there's no problem at all!
They do anything in order to win.
That horse kept the lead all the way and won.
It was natural that he should win the contest.
I made a bet that she would win the game.
We shall overcome all our difficulties.
How likely is each horse to win?
Even if they confront them directly, they probably cannot win.
The guy was too selfish to resist temptation.
If we win this battle, we will gain supremacy over the nation.
You may say whatever you please, but I am the one who will win in the end!
If you lose your nerve before the fight even starts, you won't win even the matches you could have won!
By winning this match, I will be reborn.
Evil sometimes wins.
We cracked their ace and won the game.
Win not by magic, but by overall strength.
Is it true that he won the race?
I won the card game by playing my trump card at the end.
John wins every time we play the game.
Whether we win or lose, we must play fairly.
Whether you win or lose, you should do your best in the match.
He wins his arguments by logical reasoning.
We won the match by 10 to 4.
The English team beat the Brazilian team in the international soccer tournament.
"I never thought Tom would win." "Me neither."
There's no way we can win with all these key players gone.
You can't win at sumo with strength alone.
I'll bet 10,000 yen on his winning.
Don't you think my horse ought to win the Derby?
We must prevail against our rivals by all means.
He is sure to win the swimming championship.
The Chicago Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908.
Our team beat the Lions 3 to 0.
It is not important whether we win the game or not.
I won thirty thousand yen on the horses yesterday.
With two matches remaining, let's make sure to win them.
Even though it hasn't even been an hour since we met, I don't feel like I can win.
I am speculating that he may win the game.
The battle was won at the price of many lives.
I was the kind of person who, no matter what, always let curiosity win.
After winning the match, he roared with joy.
It doesn't matter which team wins the game.
And can I really resist that kind of urge?
I have no idea how I could ever beat that monster.
The chances are very good that our team will win.
I never won even once during my student days.
If it had not been for his error, we would have won.
We have to play fair, whether we win or lose.
You must appeal to public opinion to win the election.
The team won the semifinals and advanced to the finals.
Jane makes the utmost effort to win.
Ted was certain of winning the game.
Lawyers make mega bucks when they win cases.
The baseball team is certain to win the next game.
The important thing about the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part in them.
Whatever game I play with you, you never win.
Last time, you won by three points, didn't you?
Great was our delight when we won the game.
He won the game thanks to his strong will.
I'll do anything to win, no matter how dirty.
If you intend to win, you should do your best.
In the real world, good doesn't always triumph over evil.
If you cannot defeat an opponent with strength, you should toy with them using speed.
Even if we win, what if someone gets seriously injured?
It is not an opponent that can be defeated by fighting in units of countries or ethnic groups.
And so, the young genius has continued to win.
We have to win seven times in a row to win this tournament.
When it comes to playing tennis, he always beats me.
The most important thing in the Olympics is not to win but to participate.
I hope to go to Japan and beat the Japanese in mahjong.
He doesn't manifest much desire to win the game.
In the next election, the Democratic Party is expected to get the better of the Republican Party.
Then, if even one factor had been missing, would we have been able to win?
If I win even once within a week, it is a victory for our side.
I think I've figured out which horse is most likely to win the race.
She is better at speaking English than any of her classmates.
He brought me the news that our team had won.
Even though I prepared as much as possible, there was no guarantee that I would definitely win.
It will be very important whether we win the battle or not.
Personally, I don't think it makes any difference who wins the election.
For a while, I even gathered people to try it, but in the end, I couldn't win, so I gave up.