won

CEFRA1

/wɒn/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of win; succeeded in a competition or struggle.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be accustomed to do something.

Examples

  • I won't ask you anything else today.

  • She won a scholarship to study at Stanford.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To live, remain.

  2. simple past and past participle of win

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

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

  • We won the battle.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She blank the gold medal by crossing the finish line first.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

* Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.