Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To dwell or abide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dwell; abide.
- To be accustomed. See
wont . - An old spelling of
wan . - noun A dwelling; habitation.
- noun A place of resort.
- noun Custom; habit.
- noun Manner; way.
- noun Preterit and past participle of win.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
win . - intransitive verb Obs. or Scot. To dwell or abide.
- noun obsolete Dwelling; wone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
win . - noun The
currency ofKorea , making 100jun in North Korea and 100jeon in South Korea. - verb archaic or obsolete, regional
live ,remain . - verb archaic or obsolete, regional be accustomed to do something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in North Korea
- adjective not subject to defeat
- noun the basic unit of money in South Korea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At this time, John Docherty , senior vice president of manufacturing operations, will be taking over many of Mr. Rivet's duties, though his title won't change.
Two More AMD Executives Leaving Shara Tibken 2011
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The title won a publishing award on Tuesday night, capping off a year in which ad pages were down just 6 percent.
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I think the GOP is happy Bush is finally going on vacation and even happier that his term won't last a whole lot longer.
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In the concrete entrails of the Tokyo Dome, packs of paparazzi waited hours to pounce for a single snapshot or explanation of a swing from a star of Team Japan, champions of baseball's first attempt at a global tournament, back to defend the title won three years ago.
Made in Japan 2009
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Her popularity never came from her track record as governor, so failure to finish the term won't matter that much to her supporters.
Steven Waldman: Why I'm Bullish on Sarah Palin's Prospects 2009
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He defends his title won in Greece, just as Natalie Coughlin did.
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Fiona Apple apparently has an album that is finished and has been ready for release for about 5 years, but her label won't release it because they don't like the sound, but she has some longer term contract for like 4 or 5 more records, so she can't do anything for anyone else Even just a solo effort by herself because of this contract that she has.
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At some point, hopefully, the label won't be relevant, and it'll get back to sort of a decent state.
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At some point, hopefully, the label won't be relevant, and it'll get back to sort of a decent state.
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Others say, according the to the city charter, his term won't expire until 2009.
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word won
S. Korean currency.
March 1, 2007
oroboros commented on the word won
Now in reverse.
July 22, 2007