win round

win round
phrasal verb win over or win round [transitive]
Word forms "win over":
present tense I/you/we/they win over he/she/it wins over present participle winning over past tense won over past participle won over
to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you

He tried to win me round but I was still annoyed.

We've finally won him over to our point of view.


English dictionary. 2014.

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