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won

WUN/wʌn/
As a nounWAHN

Noun pluralwon

4 meanings of won

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of win. Use this form for something that already happened.

    Our team won the game last night.

    He has won first prize at the science fair twice.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The money used in North Korea and South Korea.

    Like the dollar in America or the euro in Europe: it is the money people spend in Korea.

    She changed her dollars into won before the trip.

    A bowl of noodles here costs about five thousand won.

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  3. 3
    USWUN/wʌn/UKWON/wɒn/
    verbobsolete
    To live in or stay at a place.
    I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won.
    1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of TassoHere, won means to live or stay in a place.
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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    USWUN/wʌn/UKWON/wɒn/
    verbobsolete
    To be used to doing something as a habit.
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won is a form of win

win, verb: To come first or beat the others in a game, fight, or contest, or to make someone the winner. Full entry

Forms
winwins he/she/itwinning -ing formwon past tense, past participle
Spelling
win → won: irregular (no -ed)

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Origins

Meaning 1

This is the past participle of "win." It comes from the Old English word "winnan."

Meanings 3–4

It comes from the Old English word "wunian." This came from older words meaning "to wish" or "to love."

Meaning 2

It was borrowed from the Korean word "won," which came from a Chinese word meaning "circle" and then "round coin."