won

[ wuhn ]

/ wʌn /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of win¹.

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Definition for won (2 of 3)

won²

[ wuhn, woon, wohn ]

/ wʌn, wʊn, woʊn /

verb (used without object), wonned, won·ning.Archaic.

to dwell; abide; stay.

Origin of won

before 900; Middle English wonen,Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen;see wont

Definition for won (3 of 3)

won³

[ won ]

/ wɒn /

noun, plural won.

a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.

Origin of won

1915–20; <Korean wǒn<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yuányuan

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Example sentences from the Web for won

In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
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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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It was during this period of her life that she won a friendship quite as strong and quite as precious as that of old Grossetete.
The Village Rector|Honore de Balzac
The last few months of Warry's life had won him this eulogy—the work which he had done for Evelyn.
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The townsmen he owned specially as his "adversaries," but it was the rustics who were to show what a hate he had won.
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Claudius himself came for a brief visit to receive the congratulations of the army on the victory which his lieutenant had won.
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)|Samuel R. Gardiner.
Lastly the boy turned the magician into a sycamore tree, and won his daughter.
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British Dictionary definitions for won (1 of 3)

won¹

/ (wʌn) /

verb

the past tense of win 1

British Dictionary definitions for won (2 of 3)

won²

/ (wɒn) /

noun plural won

the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon

the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon

Also called: hwan

Word Origin for won

Korean wån

British Dictionary definitions for won (3 of 3)

won³

/ (wʌn, wʊn, wəʊn) /

verb wons, wonning or wonned

(intr) archaic to live or dwell

Word Origin for won

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

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verb (used without object), wonned, won·ning.Archaic.

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