Meaning

2 senses

  1. Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

    siegreich, obsiegend, Sieger-

    победи́вшийpobedívšij

    перемо́жнийperemóžnyj

  2. Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

    The team were met with a victorious cheer.

    triumphierend, triumphal, siegesstrahlend

    победоно́сныйpobedonósnyj, побе́дныйpobédnyj

    перемо́жнийperemóžnyj, звитя́жнийzvytjážnyj, побі́днийpobídnyj

    experiencing triumph

Examples

29 sentences

  1. We'll be victorious.

    Ми переможемо.

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  2. She emerged victorious in the struggle.

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  3. Tom was victorious.

    deTom war siegreich.

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  4. I was victorious.

    deIch war siegreich.

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  5. Tom and Mary were victorious.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
being the winner:
of or expressing a sense of victory:
Русский
By meaning 2
being the winner:
of or expressing a sense of victory:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
being the winner:
of or expressing a sense of victory:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Dis

Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.

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Forms

more victorious, most victorious
Comparativemore victorious Lesson
Superlativemost victorious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
winningtriumphant
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
RelatedvictoryB1
DerivedvictoriouslyC1nonvictoriousunvictoriousvictoriousness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
victimizevictimlessvictorvictoriavictoryB1victual
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