won

¹

[wuhn]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of win.

won

²

[wuhn, woon, wohn]

verb (used without object)

Archaic.

wonned, wonning 

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

/ 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

²

/ wʌn /

verb

1. the past tense of win 1

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

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It would have been reasonable to suggest that the biggest reason Judge hadn’t won the World Series yet was Judge himself.

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"Seven of their players play for Qarabag," which has won its first two Champions League pool matches, added the France coach.

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