won
/wʌn/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Won means: obtain advantages, such as points, etc..
Synonyms for won18
noun, as in the basic unit of money in South Korea
noun, as in the basic unit of money in North Korea
verb, as in obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
verb, as in attain success or reach a desired goal
verb, as in be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
Opposites of won
What does won mean?8
verb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.“The home team was gaining ground”
attain success or reach a desired goal“The enterprise succeeded”
win something through one's efforts“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions“its beauty won Paris the name ‘City of Lights’”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious“He won the Gold Medal in skating”
noun
the basic unit of money in South Korea
the basic unit of money in North Korea
adjective
not subject to defeat“with that move it's a won game”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with won?23
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Won in a sentence
- If you won a million yen, what would you do?CM
- To my great delight, he won the first prize.unknown
- To our surprise, he won the grand prize.CK
- My sister, a university student, won first prize in the speech contest.CK
- To his great joy, his team won the game.unknown
- If it had not been for his error, we would have won.CK
- Without the error, our team could have won the game.unknown
- He won a sum of money, and not such a small one, either.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of won
as a verb
- third-person singular
- wons
- present participle
- wonning
- past participle
- wonned
- past tense
- wonned