won

won

past tense of win; basic unit of money in North and South Korea

Not to be confused with:

one – a single unit, object, or being

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won ¹

 (wŭn, wōn)

intr.v. wonned, won·ning, wons Archaic

To dwell or abide.

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[Middle English wonen, from Old English wunian; see wen- in Indo-European roots.]

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won ²

 (wôn)

n. pl. won

See Table at currency.

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[Korean won (loan translation of Japanese en, round coin, yen, using the Korean pronunciation of the Chinese character with which the Japanese word is written; see yen²), from Early Middle Chinese wian, round.]

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won ³

 (wŭn)

v.

Past tense and past participle of win.

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won

(wʌn)

vb

the past tense of win¹

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won

(wɒn)

n, pl won

1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon

2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon

Also called: hwan

[Korean wån]

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won

(wʌn; wʊn; wəʊn)

vb, wons, wonning or wonned

(intr) archaic to live or dwell

[Old English wunian to become accustomed to; related to win¹]

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won¹

(wʌn)

v.

pt. and pp. of win.

won²

(wʌn, wʊn, woʊn)

v.i. wonned, won•ning. Archaic.

to dwell; abide; stay.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English wunian, c. Old Saxon wonōn, Old High German wonēn, Old Norse una to dwell, be content, Gothic *wunan, in unwunands distressed]

won³

(wɒn)

n., pl. won.

the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea.

[1915–20; < Korean wǒn < Middle Chinese, = Chinese yuán yuan]

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won

Past participle: wonned
Gerund: wonning

Imperative

won

won

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	won - the basic unit of money in South Korea South Korean won South Korean monetary unit - monetary unit in South Korea chon - 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
	2.	won - the basic unit of money in North Korea North Korean won North Korean monetary unit - monetary unit in North Korea chon - 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
Adj.	1.	won - not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

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Translations

vinsivinto