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. See win
   the past tense of win 1

won

²

/ 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

won

³

/ wʊn; wəʊn; wʌn /

verb

1. archaic.
   intr to live or dwell

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

Korean wån

Origin of won²

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

Example Sentences

In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.

From The Daily Beast

No Jewish woman has been crowned Miss America since Bess Myerson won in 1945.

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Several Republicans won primaries in 2014 by running as ideologically pure conservatives who wanted new leadership in the House.

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And keep in mind that when Huckabee ran for president in 2008, he won the Iowa caucuses.

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In a frightening development for the GOP, Democrats had won even traditionally Republican constituencies in the Midwest.

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Then she won, and went half mad with the joy and excitement, but the joy didn't last long.

From Project Gutenberg

But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.

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His unbounded generosity won for him the admiration of all his race, who graciously recognized him as their Maguinoó.

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Whoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.

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At Grosbeeren and Dennewitz, where his divisional officers fought and won, the Prince kept discreetly in the rear.

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