won

¹ American  

[wuhn] / wʌn /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of win.

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won ² American  

[wuhn, woon, wohn] / wʌn, wʊn, woʊn /

verb (used without object)

Archaic.

wonned, wonning

1. to dwell; abide; stay.

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won ³ American  

[won] / wɒn /

noun

plural

won

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

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won ¹ British  

/ 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

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won ² British  

/ wʌn /

verb

1. the past tense of win 1

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won ³ British  

/ wʊn, wəʊn, wʌn /

verb

1. archaic (intr) to live or dwell

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Etymology

Origin of won²

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

Origin of won³

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

Example Sentences

He won trophies in five of the eight different countries in which he managed - including two spells with real Madrid - with his most recent role coming with Tractor in Azerbaijan in 2018.

From BBC

He also rowed for Great Britain and won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships.

From BBC

He helped lead the team covering Carlos Ghosn that won the Overseas Press Club of America’s 2020 award for best international business reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Democrat won a heavily Republican state legislative district in Texas in February 2026 with an estimated 79% of the Latino vote.

From Salon

His side won the first season of Baller League UK and went to the final in the second.

From BBC