The Collaborative International Dictionary
Win \Win\, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail. Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won, should win in arms. --Milton. To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak. To win on or To win upon.
To gain favor or influence with. ``You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.''
--Dryden.To gain ground on. ``The rabble . . . will in time win upon power.''
--Shak.
Usage examples of "to win on".
He would be caught between his desire to win on his own merits and the necessity to compare favourably with his late superior in wisdom and probity.
And we only had to win on one plane, in only one way, to win—.
She could, however, turn in a respectable performance in moderate company, which was all she was faced with on that occasion, and I hoped very much to win on her, as much for the princess’.