win round
English edit
Verb edit
win round (third-person singular simple present wins round, present participle winning round, simple past and past participle won round)
- To persuade or convince (someone who does not initially agree).
- My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them round.
Usage notes edit
- The particle and the verb are separable. The object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.