conquer
verb /ˈkɒŋkə(r)/
/ˈkɑːŋkər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conquer | /ˈkɒŋkə(r)/ /ˈkɑːŋkər/ |
| he / she / it conquers | /ˈkɒŋkəz/ /ˈkɑːŋkərz/ |
| past simple conquered | /ˈkɒŋkəd/ /ˈkɑːŋkərd/ |
| past participle conquered | /ˈkɒŋkəd/ /ˈkɑːŋkərd/ |
| -ing form conquering | /ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/ |
- conquer somebody/something to take control of a country or city and its people by force
- The Normans conquered England in 1066.
- In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great.
- conquered peoples/races/territories
- The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.
- conquer somebody to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc.
- The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.
- conquer something to succeed in dealing with or controlling something
- The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.
- Mount Everest was conquered (= successfully climbed) in 1953.
- He will need to conquer his nerves to progress in this competition.
- conquer something to become very popular or successful in a place
- The band is now setting out to conquer the world.
- This is a British film which could conquer the US market.
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.