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To have done better than anyone else at a game or in a contest in the past; Gained the victory; Succeeded in attaining some specific end; Gained a prize..

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To have done better than anyone else at a game or in a contest in the past; Gained the victory; Succeeded in attaining some specific end; Gained a prize.. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.

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Usage examples (34)
  • I bought a million lottery tickets. I won a dollar.
  • With that move it's a won game
  • Verb (used without object) : He applied for a scholarship and won. ,The home team won
  • Verb (used with object) : They won the shore through a violent storm. ,He won his post after years of striving. ,The speech won them over...
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  • ''won" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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