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won

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) won (verb)
  2. 2) won
  3. 3) won (noun)
  4. won't
  5. win (verb)
  6. hard-won (adjective)
  7. win through (verb)
  8. win to (verb)

1won

verb \ˈwən, ˈwōn\
wonnedwon·ning

Definition of WON

intransitive verb
archaic
: dwell 2a, abide 2

Origin of WON

Middle English, from Old English wunian — more at wont
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WON

bun, done, dun, fen, fun, gun, hon, Hun, jun, maun, none, nun, one, pun, run, shun, son, stun, sun, sunn, ton, tonne, tun

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