to win · to gain

He endeavored to win the contest.

I succeeded in getting what I wanted.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

I am speculating that he may win the game.

He is likely to win the game.