"Beat" refers to the
opponent in a game (Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0) whereas "win"
refers to the game in itself (Real Madrid won the match).
Grammatically "beat" is always followed by an object but that's not
the case with "win" (Real Madrid won).
win past tense and past participle won, present
participle winning
- competition/race
[intransitive and
transitive]
to be the best or most successful in a
competition, game, election etc [≠ lose]
win a race/a game/an election etc
Who do you think will win the next election?
He won the Tour de France last year.
win a war/battle
The young pilots who won the Battle
of Britain
Who's
winning (=who is
most successful at this point in the game)?
win at
I never win at cards.
win by 10 points/70 metres etc
We won by just one point.
He
predicted the French would win hands
down (=win very easily) in the play-offs.
beat past tense beat, past participle beaten
1.competition/election [transitive]
to get the most points, votes etc in a game,
race, or competition [= defeat]:
Labour easily beat the Conservatives in the last
election.
beat somebody at/in
something
I beat him more often at pool than he beats me.
draw past tense drew past participle drawn
1. game [intransitive and transitive]
especially British English
to
finish without either side winning in a game such as football [= tie]:
They drew 3-3.
draw with
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