영어에서 win (someone) over는 “처음엔 회의적이거나 무관심하던 사람의 마음을 돌려 호감을 사다, 내 편으로 만들다”를 뜻합니다. 과거형으로 많이 들리는 won me over는 “날 설득했다/호감을 얻었다” 정도로 매끄럽게 옮길 수 있어요.
발음: 기본형 /wɪn ˈoʊvər/, 과거형 won me over /wʌn mi ˈoʊvər/
품사: 구동사(phrasal verb), 타동(목적어는 사람)
참고: Cambridge—win someone over, Merriam-Webster—win over
핵심 포인트 한눈에
- 의미: 회의/무관심에서 호감·지지로 태도가 바뀌도록 만들다
- 목적어: 사람만 가능(개별 인물·집단 모두)
- 형태: 진행형·수동태 모두 자연스러움 — is winning people over / was won over
- 뉘앙스: 설득(논리) + 매력/정성(감정)이 함께 작동
쓰임 & 문법
- 기본형: win someone over
- The demo won me over.
- 수동태: be won over (by/with …)
- I was won over by her sincerity.
- 진행/부분 진행: be winning someone over (slowly/gradually)
- She’s slowly winning the skeptics over.
- 부정: hasn’t won me over (yet)
- He hasn’t won me over yet.
- 범주·입장 명시: win someone over to + 아이디어/계획
- He won us over to his plan with clear data.
뉘앙스 디테일
- convince가 논리적 납득에 무게가 있다면, win over는 “좋아지다, 호감이 생기다”의 감정선이 강합니다.
- 처음 상태가 회의적이었음을 전제하는 경우가 많습니다.
- 마케팅·정치·프레젠테이션 문맥에서 특히 빈번합니다.
콜로케이션
- win over the audience/critics/voters/customers/skeptics/undecided
- gradually/finally/completely win someone over
- be hard/easy to win over
비슷한 표현 비교
- win someone round/around(영국): 의미 동일, 구어체 뉘앙스
- sway/persuade/convince: 설득 중심. sway는 여론·감정 흔들기, persuade/convince는 논증·근거로 납득
- bring someone around/over (to): 상대 의견을 특정 방향으로 돌리다
- get someone on board: 프로젝트·계획에 참여시키다(업무체, 실무적)
실전 예문
- The live demo won me over—I’m switching today.
- Her kindness eventually won the whole team over.
- I was won over by the service, not just the food.
- The trailer didn’t win me over; I’ll wait for the reviews.
- He won us over to his proposal with clear benchmarks and data.
- They’re slowly winning undecided voters over with town halls.
- Early adopters were hard to win over, but retention is now rising.
상황별 템플릿(바로 써먹기)
마케팅/세일즈
- This feature set has won over power users who were skeptical at launch.
- Our onboarding sequence is designed to win new customers over in the first 7 days.
팀·프로젝트 설득
- Here’s how we can win stakeholders over to a phased rollout: [근거 1/2/3].
- Data from the pilot should win the leadership team over.
발표/프레젠테이션
- Start with the problem to win the audience over before pitching the solution.
- A candid Q&A often wins over skeptical attendees.
개인 관계/평판
- He won me over with consistency, not promises.
- Small wins will win them over over time.
‘win’으로 확장하기
- win someone’s heart/trust/favor: 사랑/신뢰/호의를 얻다
- win back customers/trust: 잃었던 것을 되찾다
- win out: 결국 이기다(경합에서 최종 승리)
미니 체크(치환 연습)
- 회의적이던 사용자를 팬으로 만들었다
→ We won skeptical users over. - 난 아직 설득되지 않았다
→ You haven’t won me over yet. - 수치로 경영진 마음을 돌렸다
→ The numbers won the executives over.