vanquish
van·quish
vanquish · vanquishes · vanquished · vanquishing
бити, вдарити, побити
победить, преодолеть, побеждать, преодолевать
besiegen
To defeat; to overcomeTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
US/ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ/
» Woe to the vanquished.
Wehe den Besiegten.
Горе переможеним.
Meaning
1 sensesTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
besiegen
побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ, преодолева́тьpreodolevátʹ
More definitions
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Examples
10 sentencesWoe to the vanquished.
Горе переможеним.
deWehe den Besiegten.
We must vanquish our enemies.
Ми маємо перемогти наших ворогів.
We must vanquish our foes.
Ми маємо перемогти наших ворогів.
The vanquished soldiers did not retreat.
ruПобеждённые солдаты не отступили.
"Sole hope to vanquished men of safety is despair."
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to defeat (someone) — see also overcome:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to defeat (someone) — see also overcome:
Origin
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old FrenFrom Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.
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Forms
vanquishes, vanquishing, vanquished, vanquished| Base form | vanquish · to vanquish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vanquishes |
| Present participle | vanquishing |
| Past simple | vanquished |
| Past participle | vanquished |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle