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won

/ˈwʌn/WUHN
/ˈwʌn/WUHN

Meaningto dwell

Common meaning: live or dwell, in archaic use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwunian‘to dwell’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwonen‘dwell’source
  3. Englishwon‘live or dwell, in archaic use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wunian ‘to dwell’.

Roots

  • wunian Old English “to dwell”

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