won
won — verb
1. the past form of 'win,' used when someone has already beaten others in a game, r
the past form of 'win,' used when someone has already beaten others in a game, race, election, or similar contest, or has already received a prize or award
Tamar won the school chess tournament after months of practice.
won + competition (past simple)
Astrid's team won every match of the season.
Brandon won a free trip to Tokyo in the holiday raffle.
Nadia had never won anything before the art contest.
The quiet young poet won the hearts of the whole audience.
- lost
the direct opposite of 'won' in competitions and games
文法句型
won + [prize / competition / match]
用法筆記
Irregular past form of 'win.' Never add -ed (*winned is wrong). 'Won' is the same for both the past simple (I won) and the past participle (I have won).
常見錯誤
won — noun
1. the standard unit of money used in South Korea and North Korea, represented by t
the standard unit of money used in South Korea and North Korea, represented by the symbol ₩
Kwame paid 12,000 won for a bowl of noodle soup in Seoul.
amount + won for [item]
Faisal exchanged his euros for won at the airport bank.
A bus ride across downtown Busan costs about 1,500 won.
Hui checked the won exchange rate before her trip to Korea.
The street vendor sold roasted chestnuts for 3,000 won a bag.
用法筆記
The won usually stays the same in the plural — you say 'five thousand won,' not 'five thousand wons.' The South Korean won and North Korean won are separate currencies with different values.