Definitions for WON
wʌn, wʊn, woʊnwon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. South Korean won, wonnoun

   the basic unit of money in South Korea

2. North Korean won, wonadjective

   the basic unit of money in North Korea

3. wonadjective

   not subject to defeat

   "with that move it's a won game"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wonnoun

   Dwelling; habitation. Obsolete.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   What secret place, quoth he, can safely hold
   So huge a mass, and hid from heaven’s eye;
   Or where hast thou thy won, that so much gold
   Thou can’st preserve from wrong and robbery. Fairy Queen.

2. Wonthe preterite and participle passive of win.

   All these the Parthian,
   From the luxurious kings of Antioch won. John Milton.

   Against myself I victorious have won,
   And by my fatal absence am undone. Dryden.

   My mother is won over to my side, but dares not mention me to my father, for fear of provoking him. Joseph Addison, Spectat.

3. To Wonverb

   To dwell; to live; to have abode. Not in use.

   Etymology: wunian , Saxon; wonen, German.

   Him fortuned
   To come where vile Arcasia does wonn. Fairy Queen.

   Out of the ground uprose
   As from his lair, the wild beast where he wons
   In forest wild. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   A people near the northern pole that won;
   Whom Ireland sent from loughes and forests hore. Edward Fairfax.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. won

   To achieve first place or victory in a competition, contest, conflict, or struggle; to succeed in gaining a desired objective or prize.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Won

   of Win

2. Won

   imp. & p. p. of Win

3. Wonverb

   to dwell or abide

4. Wonnoun

   dwelling; wone

5. Etymology: [See 1st Wone.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Won

   'Won' is Pacewon's debut solo album. Pacewon is a founding member of the rap group The Outsidaz and was on their first and only two albums. The album is produced by Wyclef Jean, of the rap group The Fugees, which Pacewon has worked with. The other producers are Jerry Duplessis and Ski. The album includes 21 songs and features seven guest stars. The featured rappers are Young Zee of the Outsidaz, Wyclef Jean of The Fugees, Azz Izz, Kurupt, Melanie Blatt, Richie Thumbs, and Rah Digga also of the Outsidaz.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Won

   wun, v.i. to dwell: to abide: to be accustomed.—n. a dwelling: an abode.—n. Won′ing, dwelling. [A.S. wunian, Dut. wonen, Ger. wohnen, to dwell.]

2. Won

   wun, pa.t. and pa.p. of win.

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1. WON

   What does WON stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WON acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Won is ranked #7702 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Won surname appeared 4,309 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Won.
   
   92% or 3,968 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.3% or 143 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.9% or 129 total occurrences were White.
   1% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 22 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • South Korean Monetary Unit

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WON' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #846

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WON' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1111

Anagrams for WON »

1. own

2. now

How to pronounce WON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WON in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WON in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of WON in a Sentence

1. Eliot Engel:

   This official report directly contradicts the President's false assertion that he attacked Iran to prevent an imminent attack against the United States, this spurious, after-the-fact explanation won't do.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   I am often asked by the media and others, 'How did it come about that Donald Trump, the most unpopular presidential candidate in the modern history of our country, won the election?' my answer is that Trump didn't win the election -- the Democratic Party lost the election.

3. Rustam Vishyankov:

   The big companies can let their retail operations operate at zero (profit), or at a loss, for one year, or two, we won't even last a few months. What am I going to pay my staff with?

4. Monica Viego-Rodriguez:

   The mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it, they just want to get the situation resolved.

5. Clay Peterson:

   Right before COVID hit, we were all in the school and it was some trial to go to the Olympic trials, and we had the whole school watching on this tiny little TV and we all went crazy, that was just then and now she’s in the Olympics, and then won gold, like, that’s … it’s insane. It’s hard to grasp for anybody here.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WON
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WON
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WON
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WON
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WON
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html