won
1 Americanverb
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
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the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon
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the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon
verb
verb
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Etymology
Origin of won2
before 900; Middle English wonen, Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen; see 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
Vocabulary lists containing won
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The Russian team had more than 300 athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and won 71 medals.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
The 6-foot-9 Looney won three championships with the Golden State Warriors, in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
On the one hand, we get what he’s saying: He won the nomination, so a candidate in his vein should take up the mantle.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Argentina entered Tuesday’s game as the second-ranked team in FIFA’s rankings, having won its last 10 World Cup matches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Caesar pats me, murmuring, “It’ll be all right. Everything will be fine. We won the war.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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