won

¹

[ wuhn ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of win ¹.

won

²

[ wuhn, woon, wohn ]

verb (used without object)

, Archaic.

, wonned, won·ning.

1. to dwell; abide; stay.

won

³

[ won ]

noun

, plural won.

1. a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.

won

¹

/ wʌn /

verb

1. the past tense of win 1

won

²

/ wʊn; wəʊn; wʌn /

verb

1. archaic.
   intr to live or dwell

won

³

/ wɒn /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon
2. the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon

Word History and Origins

Origin of won¹

before 900; Middle English wonen, Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen; wont

Origin of won²

First recorded in 1915–20; from Korean wǒn, Korean pronunciation of the Japanese character pronounced as en, yen “coin, round coin, yen,” from Middle Chinese wian “round, circular,” equivalent to Chinese yuán yuan

Word History and Origins

Origin of won¹

Old English wunian to become accustomed to; related to win ¹

Origin of won²

Korean wån

Example Sentences

Putt launched a review, which has concluded that "there are exceptional grounds in which an award won in competition should be reviewed and possibly rescinded".

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Republicans won the Senate and are closing in on control of the House.

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He was one of the major reasons that the Under-21s won the Euros last summer.

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Australia arrive in Cardiff on the back of a spectacular 42-37 success against England and have won nine times from their last 11 visits to the Welsh capital.

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Republicans have won back control of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress, and are inching towards a majority in the House, the lower chamber, as vote-counting continues.

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