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won

/wʌn/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To conquer, defeat.
  2. To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
  3. To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
  4. To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
  5. To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
  6. To achieve victory.
  7. To live, remain.
  8. To be accustomed to do something.
  9. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data