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

Madison Gillett added 11 points as the Wolverines won in the debut of first-year coach Will Burr.

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Labour, since they won the general election, have attempted to warm up the UK's relationship with China.

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At least England have been spared an opening match in Brisbane, where they have won just twice since World War II.

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"Wars aren't won just by generals, but by the whole of the population getting behind the Armed Forces and playing our part," he added.

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The bidding war stretched 20 minutes before a different anonymous collector bidding over the telephone and lobbing bids in multimillion-dollar increments eventually won the work.

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