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

Rangers were 13 points adrift of the surprise league leaders at that time and sat sixth in the division, having won just once in eight games.

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West Ham, who won a European trophy as recently as 2023, have had a wretched campaign, but their fans would have been hoping for some late presents with an attractive post-Christmas fixture list.

From BBC

A year ago, Campbell won one of the UK's biggest drama awards for creating and starring in an adaptation of The Tragedy of Richard III at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.

From BBC

He skilfully won over his opponents, with his humorous and likeable character enabling his scheming and deceit to fly under the radar.

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"I had my chance and scored and the most important thing is that we won and qualified for the next round."

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