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. Abdul Wahab Ahmed:

   The dream won’t last long, and soon we’ll wake up to the bitter reality of being stuck in the crossfire between government forces and (IS) fighters.

2. Nie Wen:

   We expect more policy support to be deployed in the second half of the year, but the strength won't be bigger than last year as the government wants to have room to maneuver for any future shocks.

3. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   I think Jerry Nadler decided to impeach the President the day the President won the election.

4. François Legault:

   Once people have accumulated some C$100,000 in expenses, we won't compensate them any more. And if it goes beyond that, it will be to offer them to move.

5. Bob Bryan:

   This year we left it wide open. Tecau and Rojer got us. Deservedly so, they played well in the slams, won the Wimbledon title, usually what we say is to be number one you've got to win a slam. Credit to them, they did.

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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