Always winning a lot of support for his weekly articles, Tim Bowen returns to lead us through collocates of the connected verbs win, earn and gain.
The verbs win, earn and gain
have broadly similar meanings related to getting or achieving
something. Where these verbs clearly differ, however, is in the nouns or
noun phrases they collocate with.
You can win a sporting event (a match, a race, a game) or a competition (e.g. the lottery), and for this achievement you might win a cup, a medal or a prize. British sportsmen and women who represent their country in international matches in football, rugby or cricket win a cap. Away from the world of sport, you can also win a contract, win the right to do something or win support or approval, as in ‘The bill is winning a lot of support from farmers’.
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