Won

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: wÅ­n, IPA: /wÊŒn/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒn
• US enPR: wän, IPA: /wÉ‘n/, /wÊŒn/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒn
• Homophones: one (some dialects only)

• Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

Verb

1. won

   (past of win)

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /wÉ’n/
• Homophones: one

From Old English wunian. Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

Alternative forms

• wone

Full definition of won

Verb

1. (archaic or obsolete, regional) live, remain.
• 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xxxiii:I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage,
• And in my native soil again to won.
2. (archaic or obsolete, regional) be accustomed to do something.

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: wŏn, IPA: /wÉ’n/
• Rhymes: -É’n
• Homophones: one
• US enPR: wän, IPA: /wÉ‘n/
• Rhymes: -É‘n

Korean 원 (圓).

Noun

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

Synonyms

• â‚©, ￦

Anagrams

• now
• own