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won

1

[ wuhn ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of win 1.


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

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. the past tense of win 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

won

2

/ ɒ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

won

3

/ wʊn; wəʊn; ʌ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    intr to live or dwell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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 ǒ, Korean pronunciation of the Japanese character pronounced as en, yen “coin, round coin, yen,” from Middle Chinese wian “round, circular,” equivalent to Chinese á yuan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of won1

Korean å

Origin of won2

Old English wunian to become accustomed to; related to win 1
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Munster - who won their past 10 games against Welsh opposition - responded with two tries of their own either side of half-time.

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The bills won unanimous votes out of the state Senate revenue and taxation committee and the Assembly arts and entertainment committee.

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Slot, who has previously won the Dutch title with Feyenoord, is in his first season as Liverpool manager after replacing Klopp last summer.

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It is where he dashed out into the arena to celebrate when Steve Davis, who he managed for many years, won his first world title in 1981, almost knocking the champion off his feet.

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"If it goes to extra time then I won't see that... but we will have won by then, obviously!"

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