won

UK /wɒn/ US /wɒn/

verb 2noun 1

Definitions

verb

To live, remain.

I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won.

To be accustomed to do something.

noun

The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Collocations

ADJ.

amazing, expected, faint, fair, great, kind

She had a fair won against her opponent in the chess tournament last week.

VERB + WON

horse, prize, surprise

She won the prize for best costume at the Halloween party last night.

WON + NOUN

friendship, lady

She won the friendship of her classmates through kindness and humor.

PREP.

down, in

She won down a great deal on the price after negotiating with the seller.

ADV.

again, quickly, twice

She won the lottery twice in her life, which seemed almost impossible.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

lost

Idioms & Phrases

the terrorists will have won

Phrase used to indicate that if a specified activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, which is an unacceptable result.

If you throttle the free press, the terrorists will have won.

faint heart never won fair lady

One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.

money won is twice as sweet as money earned

It is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.

nearly never won the race

Near enough is not good enough.

faint heart ne'er won fair lady

Alternative form of faint heart never won fair lady.

Example Bank

I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won.

Wiktionary

We won the battle.

Tatoeba · #1877

Yes! I won twice in a row!

Tatoeba · #2128

I'm glad that your team won the game.

Tatoeba · #17367

It is amazing that you won the prize.

Tatoeba · #17768

It is amazing; you should have won the prize.

Tatoeba · #17769

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, won is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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