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Won

noun/wˈʌn/
Definition
the basic unit of money in South Korea
the basic unit of money in North Korea
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈʌn/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈʌn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈʌn/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈʌn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe basic unit of money in South Korea
nounthe basic unit of money in North Korea
verbbe the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
“He won the Gold Medal in skating”
verbwin something through one's efforts
“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”
verbobtain advantages, such as points, etc.
“The home team was gaining ground”
verbattain success or reach a desired goal
“The enterprise succeeded”
adjectivenot subject to defeat
“with that move it's a won game”
Word Forms
winnouna victory (as in a race or other competition)
winnernouna gambler who wins a bet
winningsnounsomething won (especially money)
winningnounsucceeding with great difficulty
gainernouna person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
succeedernouna person with a record of successes
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
gagné
l'unité monétaire de base en Corée du Sud
🇪🇸Spanish
ganado
la unidad básica de dinero en Corea del Sur
🇮🇹Italian
vinto
l’unità monetaria di base in Corea del Sud
🇵🇹Portuguese
ganho
a unidade básica de dinheiro na Coreia do Sul
🇷🇺Russian
выиграл
основная денежная единица Южной Кореи
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जीत गया
दक्षिण कोरिया में धन की मूल इकाई
🇧🇩Bengali
জিতেছে
দক্ষিণ কোরিয়ায় টাকার মৌলিক একক
🇮🇳Tamil
வெற்றி பெற்றார்
தென் கொரியாவில் பணத்தின் அடிப்படை அலகு
🇮🇳Telugu
గెలిచాడు
దక్షిణ కొరియాలో డబ్బు యొక్క ప్రాథమిక యూనిట్
🇮🇳Marathi
जिंकले
दक्षिण कोरियातील पैशाचे मूलभूत एकक
🇮🇳Gujarati
જીતી
દક્ષિણ કોરિયામાં નાણાંનું મૂળભૂત એકમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೆದ್ದರು
ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣದ ಮೂಲ ಘಟಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജയിച്ചു
ദക്ഷിണ കൊറിയയിലെ പണത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന യൂണിറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਿੱਤਿਆ
ਦੱਖਣੀ ਕੋਰੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਮੂਲ ਇਕਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
جیت لیا
جنوبی کوریا میں پیسے کی بنیادی اکائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
韩元
韩国的基本货币单位
🇯🇵Japanese
勝利した
韓国のお金の基本単位
🇰🇷Korean
이겼다
한국의 돈의 기본 단위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thắng
đơn vị tiền cơ bản ở Hàn Quốc
🇹🇭Thai
วอน
หน่วยเงินพื้นฐานของเกาหลีใต้
🇵🇭Filipino
nanalo
ang pangunahing yunit ng pera sa South Korea
🇲🇾Malay
menang
unit asas wang di Korea Selatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فاز
الوحدة الأساسية للنقود في كوريا الجنوبية
🇮🇷Persian
برنده شد
واحد اصلی پول در کره جنوبی
🇹🇷Turkish
kazanmak
Güney Kore'de temel para birimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
ווֹן
יחידת הכסף הבסיסית בדרום קוריאה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'won'?
The primary meaning of 'won' is 'the basic unit of money in South Korea'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'won' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'won' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'won' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'won' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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