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

Nielsen began representing her country in her teens and won her first senior World Championship medal in 2017.

From BBC

She won the first three while representing Canada.

From Los Angeles Times

They were losing 20-5 after 47 minutes and won the remainder of it 21-3 even though never coming close to playing their best stuff.

From BBC

His rink have won two World Championships and a couple of European crowns as well as a record 12 Grand Slam titles since the last Games.

From BBC

The 21-year-old from Wisconsin had already won gold in the 500 and 1,000 meters, and a silver in the 1,500 heading into Saturday’s race.

From Los Angeles Times