He won’t be very amused (=he will be annoyed) when he finds out what’s happened to his garden.
►don’t/didn’t/won’t etc bother
‘Do you want me to wait for you?’ ‘No, don’t bother.’
►it won’t come to that
We need to be prepared to fight, but hopefully it won’t come to that (=that won’t be necessary).
►won comfortably
Davis won comfortably, 9–1, 9–3, 9–2.
►won’t get that far
The lake is about 4 miles away, but we probably won’t get that far (=won’t go as far as that place).
►won by a landslide
The SNP candidate won by a landslide.
►won ... Oscars
The film won five Oscars.
►won ... on the pools
Dad won £40 on the pools.
►won ... scholarship
She won a scholarship to Iowa State University.
►won ... vote of confidence
On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207.
►won’t be for want of trying
Well, if he doesn’t get the job it won’t be for want of trying!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES►he/she won’t bite
Well, go and ask him if he can help you - he won't bite!
►you won’t catch me doing something
You won't catch me ironing his shirts!
► I/we won’t eat you► won’t/can’t have something► won’t/wouldn’t hear of it►something won’t/doesn’t hurt
The house looks pretty good, but a fresh paint job wouldn't hurt either.
►it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something)
It wouldn't kill you to do the dishes.
► somebody/something/it won’t be long► won’t take no for an answer► somebody won’t thank you (for doing something)► something doesn’t/won’t wash (with somebody)
the past tense and past participle of win1
won1won2noun
wonwon2 /wɒn $ wɑːn/ noun [countable]Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwon2
Origin:
1900-2000Koreanwån
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►won’t ... amused
He won’t be very amused (=he will be annoyed) when he finds out what’s happened to his garden.
►don’t/didn’t/won’t etc bother
‘Do you want me to wait for you?’ ‘No, don’t bother.’
►it won’t come to that
We need to be prepared to fight, but hopefully it won’t come to that (=that won’t be necessary).
►won comfortably
Davis won comfortably, 9–1, 9–3, 9–2.
►won’t get that far
The lake is about 4 miles away, but we probably won’t get that far (=won’t go as far as that place).
►won by a landslide
The SNP candidate won by a landslide.
►won ... Oscars
The film won five Oscars.
►won ... on the pools
Dad won £40 on the pools.
►won ... scholarship
She won a scholarship to Iowa State University.
►won ... vote of confidence
On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207.
►won’t be for want of trying
Well, if he doesn’t get the job it won’t be for want of trying!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES►he/she won’t bite
Well, go and ask him if he can help you - he won't bite!
►you won’t catch me doing something
You won't catch me ironing his shirts!
► I/we won’t eat you► won’t/can’t have something► won’t/wouldn’t hear of it►something won’t/doesn’t hurt
The house looks pretty good, but a fresh paint job wouldn't hurt either.
►it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something)
It wouldn't kill you to do the dishes.
► somebody/something/it won’t be long► won’t take no for an answer► somebody won’t thank you (for doing something)► something doesn’t/won’t wash (with somebody)
the standard unit of money in South Korea and North Korea