won

W4O1N1
/wʌn/UK/wɒn/US/wɑn/

verb

To live, remain.

Similar
₩￦South Korean wonNorth Korean won
Opposite
lost
OriginOld English winnan →
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Meanings

won1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of win

won2

verbwon (third-person singular simple present wons, present participle wonning, simple past and past participle wonned)

present singular third person wons · participle present wonning · participle past wonned · past wonned · alternative wone

  1. archaicobsoleteregionalTo live, remain.

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

    1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xxxiii
  2. archaicobsoleteregionalTo be accustomed to do something.

won3

nounwon (plural won)
  1. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

    Synonyms: ₩, ￦

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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₩￦

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adjectivenot subject to defeat

Opposite
lost

nounthe basic unit of money in South Korea

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South Korean won
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South Korean monetary unit

nounthe basic unit of money in North Korea

Similar
North Korean won
Broader
North Korean monetary unit

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Origin

won · verb

  1. Old Englishwinnan
  2. Englishwon

* Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

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won · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-“to wish, love”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wunāną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wunēn
  4. Old Englishwunian
  5. Middle Englishwonen
  6. Englishwon

From Middle English wonen, from Old English wunian, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

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won · noun

  1. Sinitic
  2. Korean원(圓)
  3. Englishwon

Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.

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Translations

Bulgarian вон
  • вон (von)currency of Korea
Chinese Mandarin 韓圓 /韩圆, 朝鮮圓 /朝鲜圆
  • 韓圓 /韩圆 (Hán yuán)currency of Korea
  • 朝鮮圓 /朝鲜圆 (Cháoxiǎn yuán)currency of Korea
Estonian vonn
  • vonncurrency of Korea
Finnish won
  • woncurrency of Korea
French won
  • woncurrency of Korea
Hindi वॉन
  • वॉन (vŏn)currency of Korea
Hungarian von
  • voncurrency of Korea
Indonesian won
  • woncurrency of Korea
Japanese ウォン
  • ウォン (won)currency of Korea
Korean 원
  • 원 (won)currency of Korea
Persian وون
  • وون (von)currency of Korea
Polish won
  • woncurrency of Korea
Russian во́на
  • во́на (vóna)currency of Korea
Thai วอน
  • วอน (wɔɔn)currency of Korea
Ukrainian во́на
  • во́на (vóna)currency of Korea

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with won

onjohnsunrunfunupondonenonemoneveryonesongonecondongunTaiwanronlawnsalonbeguntonTucsonwanswan
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Sounds the same

one (in most accents)one (for speakers who pronounce that word as /wɒn/)wanone (for speakers who pronounce that word as /wɒn/)wan

Anagrams

nowown
Cite this entry
APA

won. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/won

MLA

“won.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/won. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “won,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/won.

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