won
1 Americanverb
verb (used without object)
noun
plural
wonnoun
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the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon
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the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon
verb
verb
Etymology
Origin of won2
before 900; Middle English wonen, Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen; wont
Origin of won3
First recorded in 1915–20; from Korean wǒn, Korean pronunciation of the Japanese character pronounced as en, yen “coin, round coin, yen,” from Middle Chinese wian “round, circular,” equivalent to Chinese yuán yuan
Example Sentences
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Since Smith arrived on campus in 2023, Ontario Christian has won 89 of 98 games.
From Los Angeles Times
Paul Thomas Anderson’s darkly comedic action-thriller “One Battle After Another” won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, continuing its dominating run through awards season.
From Los Angeles Times
Michael B. Jordan, who won for actor in a motion picture, also won entertainer of the year.
From Los Angeles Times
The Lakers won their first game after the break against the Clippers before losing to Boston, Orlando and Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times
Pop star Olivia Dean won every category in which she was nominated: Artist of the year, song of the year, best pop artist and best album, for the future classic, The Art Of Loving.
From BBC
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