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Meanings of won in English

Catalan
won sud-coreà
Wikidata

The basic unit of money in South Korea.

won sud-coreà
Portuguese
won norte-coreano
Catalan
won

The basic unit of money in North Korea.

won norte-coreano

Not subject to defeat.

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Examples for "lost"
Examples for "lost"
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Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
The Irish Times
2
The problem, the problem, the problem was I lost all my feelings.
The Tracey Fragments
3
Siddig said his father appeared in good health but had lost weight.
Reuters
4
The reality is he has lost control of his party on Europe.
The Guardian
5
Have words and arguments lost their power to bring about social change?
BBC
Usage of won in English
1
Last year, Telenor won a similar case in its home country, Norway.
Reuters
2
Finlay won the Circuit two years ago and was second last year.
The Irish Times
3
For example, the media said Barack Obama won because of social media.
Ebony
4
A former government minister, he won political asylum in Britain in 2011.
Reuters
5
However, Bayern still won Group D with City finishing in second place.
Reuters
6
Last year, BYU took second place overall and won the endurance event.
Wired
7
OPINION:IN A STUNNING upset, Barack Obama last week won the Iraq primary.
The Irish Times
8
Two years ago, of course, they won the competition but got relegated.
The Irish Times
9
Last year, Betroffenheit won the Olivier award for best new dance production.
Radio NZ
10
War today, Kane, isn't won by romantic animals dashing at forlorn hopes.
Dogs of war
11
Lee hopes donations will increase to about 15 billion won this year.
Reuters
12
He won 55 percent of the vote in an election last year.
Reuters
13
He won a settlement far larger than many experts thought was possible.
Reuters
14
Tanak also won the final Power Stage for an extra five points.
Radio NZ
15
He won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1992.
The Irish Times
16
But this year, six African Americans won awards in five different cateogries.
Radio NZ
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Won through the time
Won across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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