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won

[ wuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

simple past tense and past participle of win ¹.

won

[ wuhn, woon, wohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Archaic.

wonned, wonning.

to dwell; abide; stay.

won

[ won ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural won.

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

won

/ ��ʌ�� /

verb

the past tense of win 1

won

/ ��ɒ�� /

noun

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

won

/ wʊn; wəʊn; ��ʌ�� /

verb

archaic.
intr to live or dwell

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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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He considered that a priority because he saw their prosecution as a direct attack on the Big Lie that he had actually won the 2020 election.

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For about a week, Baffert was the only trainer to win the Kentucky Derby seven times, having surpassed Ben Jones, who won his last one in 1952.

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The next big target for the world number two is the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow - a course he has won at four times - from 15-18 May.

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He has won a World Cup and two Copa America titles with his country.

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The Liberals are projected to have won 169 seats, three short of the 172 needed for a majority in Canada's House of Commons.

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womyn wonder

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