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Won   /wən/  /wɑn/   Listen
Won

noun
1.
The basic unit of money in South Korea.  Synonym: South Korean won.
2.
The basic unit of money in North Korea.  Synonym: North Korean won.
adjective
1.
Not subject to defeat.


Win

verb
(past & past part. won, obs. wan; pres. part. winning)
1.
Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious.  "Our home team won" , "Win the game"
2.
Win something through one's efforts.  Synonyms: acquire, gain.  "Gain an understanding of international finance"
3.
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc..  Synonyms: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead.  "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
4.
Attain success or reach a desired goal.  Synonyms: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed.  "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show" , "She struggled to overcome her handicap and won"



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"Won" Quotes from Famous Books



... saying that Senator Lodge backed down because he didn't have a leg to stand on," Morris continued, "while them people which probably made a little easy money on Lowell is saying, 'Yow! backed down!' and that Lowell is a crackerjack, A-number-one arguer, and won the argument on his ...
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... my aunt. "And I'm sure now that he's gone to his eternal reward he won't forget you and all ...
— Dubliners • James Joyce
... You won't find earning your living such an easy matter. Have you thought anything about what ...
— The Confessions of Artemas Quibble • Arthur Train
... will not satisfy me. A thing is either right or wrong. If you can prove to me that a quiet game of cards is wrong, I won't play any more—at least I ought not," she added hastily. "Because some vulgar and fast people gamble with them is nothing. You will take a sleigh-ride with us to-morrow, and yet loud jockeys bet and gamble ...
— From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe
... the budding bard Is, "Don't be long," and "Don't be hard." Your "gentle public," my good friend, Won't read ...
— The Poet's Poet • Elizabeth Atkins


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