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Synonyms

won

1 American  
[wuhn] / wʌn /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of win.

won 2 American  
[wuhn, woon, wohn] / wʌn, wʊn, woʊn /

verb (used without object)

Archaic.
wonned, wonning

  1. to dwell; abide; stay.

won 3 American  
[won] / wɒn /

noun

plural

won

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

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

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Now 18, he has won four straight national indoor titles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Union Berlin, who sit 11th in the 18-team Bundesliga, are 11 points clear of the automatic relegation zone with five matches remaining but have only won twice in 14 league outings in 2026.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The program hasn’t won double-digit games since 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

He won the PGA Tour's prestigious Players Championship last month and is looking to follow in the footsteps of McIlroy and Scheffler, who did the double in 2025 and 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

New armor appeared on Traveler’s character as he sorted through the loot he’d won in the battle.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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