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won | success |

As nouns the difference between won and success

is that won is the currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea while success is something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.

As a verb won

is past tense of win.

As a proper noun Success is

a town in Arkansas.

won

English

(wikipedia won)

Etymology 1

* Past participle of (win), from (etyl) winnan.

Verb

(head)
  • (win)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) wunian. Cognate with (etyl) wonen, (etyl) wohnen.

    Alternative forms

    * wone

    Verb

    (d)
  • To live, remain.
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), XII, xxxiii:
  • *:I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won .
  • To be accustomed to do something.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (won)
  • The currency of Korea, making 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

    • Synonyms

    *

    See also

    * (North Korean won) * (South Korean won) * (Korean won) * * , ch?n, jeon) *

    Anagrams

    * * English heteronyms English invariant nouns English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    success

    English

    (wikipedia success)

    Alternative forms

    * successe (archaic)

    Noun

  • (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
  • * 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
    • I suppose them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter'd and mov'd inwardly in their mindes: Some with doubt of what will be the successe , others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope, others with confidence of what they have to speake.
  • The achievement of one's aim or goal.
    • His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success .
  • (business) financial profitability.
    • Don't let success go to your head.
  • One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
    • Scholastically, he was a success .
    The new range of toys has been a resounding success .
  • The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
    • She is country music's most recent success .

    Antonyms

    * failure

    Derived terms

    * nothing succeeds like success * successful * successfully

    External links

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