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. Bill Blair:

   By providing a highly regulated system of distribution, we can be much more successful as we have been with alcohol, it's not an absolute guarantee that kids won't get access to it, but it will be far more difficult for kids to get access to it when this new regime is in place than it is today.

2. Oscar Tabarez:

   When we won the Copa America in 2011, we also took the fair play title and that was very significant.

3. Brad Pitt:

   I think he’s smarter than I am. He’s not going to step in the same potholes, the industry has changed. It’s like the kind of film has changed. If you want to make substantial stories and things that are profound and mean something you kind of have to delve into the independent realm... He called Hacksaw Ridge a big independent film, noting that the film is not even that huge a budget or anything. Andrew Garfield plays Desmond T. Doss, a United States Army corporal and combat medic during WWII who won a Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms. Mel Gibson said bold men like Doss exist in the world today. MORE : Mel Gibson to be honored.

4. Surachet Hakphan:

   Elephants trampling on tourists and tourists having their legs cut off by speed boats, this won't happen any more.

5. Simon Cusack:

   So that’s why winning a gold at the Olympics is such a tough thing and very often they're not won in world record time. So I’ve expressed that to Cate, she's very, very happy with having that world mark but it does n’t change anything from here on in.

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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