Meaning

5 senses
  1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.

  2. To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.

    triumphieren

  3. To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.

    triumphieren

  4. To be prosperous; to flourish.

  5. To play a trump in a card game.

More definitions
  • dwell on with satisfaction
  • prove superior
  • be ecstatic with joy
  • to express great joy

Examples

80 sentences
  1. In the real world, good doesn't always triumph over evil.

  2. Tom's triumph didn't last long.

  3. Esperanto will triumph.

    Есперанто переможе. — shanghainese

    ruЭсперанто победит. — odexed

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  4. This was a triumph!

    Це був тріумф! — deniko

    ruЭто была победа! — Biga

  5. Our team came home in triumph.

    ruНаша команда вернулась домой с триумфом. — elsteris

Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to prevail over rivals:

Origin

From Latin triumphō.

From Latin triumphō.

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Forms

triumphs, triumphing, triumphed, triumphed
Base formtriumph · to triumph
3rd person singulartriumphs
Present participletriumphing
Past simpletriumphed
Past participletriumphed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytriumph
he, she, ittriumphs

Past simpleLesson

all personstriumphed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave triumphed
he, she, ithas triumphed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill triumph

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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