conquer
Syllables: con·querUK/ˈkɒŋkə//ˈkɑŋkɚ/
conquer verb: to defeat in combat; to subjugate.
Verb
conquer (third-person singular simple present conquers, present participle conquering, simple past and past participle conquered)
- To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
- I lay in the desert beyond all cities and sounds, and above me flowed the River of Silence through the sky; and on the desert’s edge night fought against the Sun, and suddenly conquered.1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 88
- Synonyms:
- overrun
- To become a leader, decisive factor or champion in an area.
- With her successes, she has truly conquered the committee, all of whose members now defer to her on most issues.
- It was his campaign manager's strategy that truly conquered the election for him.
- To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
- In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople.
- I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, / Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, / VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, / VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […]1594, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, [verse 17], lines [97–100]
- To overcome an abstract obstacle.
- Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane.
- to conquer difficulties or temptations
- To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
- to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace
conquer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
conquer in Hindi
- defeat in combat
- जीतना jītnā, हराना harānā, पछाड़ना pachāṛnā
conquer in Tamil
- வெற்றி கொள்
conquer in Urdu
- فتح کرنا, غالب آنا, جھنڈا گاڑنا, جیتنا, ظفر یاب ہونا, زیرکرنا
conquer in Bengali
- জয় করা
More languagesFewer languages
- conquer in Telugu
- జయించు jayiñcu, నిర్జించు nirjiñcu
- conquer in Malayalam
- പടവെട്ടി ജയിക്കുക, തരണം ചെയ്യുക, കീഴടക്കുക
- conquer in Kannada
- ಅಂಕಣಿಯೊಕ್ಕು aṅkaṇiyokku
- conquer in Odia
- ସାଧିବା sādhibā
- conquer in Sanskrit
- जयति jayati
- conquer in Assamese
- জিনা zina
- conquer in Tagalog
- labanan
- conquer in Arabic
- قَهَرَ qahara, اِنْتَصَرَ intaṣara
- conquer in Persian
- تسخیر کردن tasxir kardan
- conquer in Vietnamese
- chinh phục
Examples of conquer in a sentence
- By the end of the season, he had conquered the sport of baseball.
- We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms.1714, Alexander Pope, Imitation of Horace, Book II. Sat. 6:
- "Look at Clive - just a clerk, and he conquered India!"1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- For example, the fact that the PRC must choose between using force to conquer Taiwan and forfeiting its relationship with the United States is the best guarantee of Taipei's security.1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:
- By winning words to conquer willing hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn]...
Synonyms of conquer
Forms of conquer
| third-person singular present | conquers |
|---|---|
| present participle | conquering |
| past participle | conquered |
| past | conquered |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | conquerest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | conqueredst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | conquereth |
| alternative form (obsolete) | conquere |
| alternative form (obsolete) | conquire |
Origin of conquer
From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.
Words formed from conquer
Words that rhyme with conquer
Questions about conquer
- What does conquer mean?
- Conquer means to defeat in combat; to subjugate.
- What is conquer in Hindi?
- Conquer in Hindi is जीतना (jītnā), हराना (harānā), पछाड़ना (pachāṛnā). See Conquer meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use conquer in a sentence?
- By the end of the season, he had conquered the sport of baseball.
- What part of speech is conquer?
- Conquer is a verb.
- How do you pronounce conquer?
- Conquer is pronounced /ˈkɒŋkə/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of conquer?
- The past tense of conquer is conquered.
Words near conquer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conquer (page history and authors); conquer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conquer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conquer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జయించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); conquer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಅಂಕಣಿಯೊಕ್ಕು (Kannada) (page history and authors); ସାଧିବା (Odia) (page history and authors); জিনা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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