Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to conquer
Participle: conquered
Gerund: conquering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | conquer |
| you | conquer |
| he;she;it | conquers |
| we | conquer |
| you | conquer |
| they | conquer |
Perfect
| I | have conquered |
| you | have conquered |
| he;she;it | has conquered |
| we | have conquered |
| you | have conquered |
| they | have conquered |
Past
| I | conquered |
| you | conquered |
| he;she;it | conquered |
| we | conquered |
| you | conquered |
| they | conquered |
Pluperfect
| I | had conquered |
| you | had conquered |
| he;she;it | had conquered |
| we | had conquered |
| you | had conquered |
| they | had conquered |
Future
| I | will conquer |
| you | will conquer |
| he;she;it | will conquer |
| we | will conquer |
| you | will conquer |
| they | will conquer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have conquered |
| you | will have conquered |
| he;she;it | will have conquered |
| we | will have conquered |
| you | will have conquered |
| they | will have conquered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | conquer |
| you | conquer |
| he;she;it | conquer |
| we | conquer |
| you | conquer |
| they | conquer |
Perfect
| I | have conquered |
| you | have conquered |
| he;she;it | have conquered |
| we | have conquered |
| you | have conquered |
| they | have conquered |
Imperfect
| I | conquered |
| you | conquered |
| he;she;it | conquered |
| we | conquered |
| you | conquered |
| they | conquered |
Pluperfect
| I | had conquered |
| you | had conquered |
| he;she;it | had conquered |
| we | had conquered |
| you | had conquered |
| they | had conquered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would conquer |
| you | would conquer |
| he;she;it | would conquer |
| we | would conquer |
| you | would conquer |
| they | would conquer |
Perfect
| I | would have conquered |
| you | would have conquered |
| he;she;it | would have conquered |
| we | would have conquered |
| you | would have conquered |
| they | would have conquered |
Imperative
| you | conquer |
| we | Let's conquer |
| you | conquer |
Verbs conjugated like 'conquer'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'conquer'
chequer,
concur,
confer,
conquest,
conquire,
conster,
coquet,
reconquer,
banquet,
calque,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- defeat
- overwhelm, beat, overpower, crush, overthrow, vanquish, subdue, quell
- surmount
- overcome, master
Antonyms
- defeat
- conquest, success, mastery, advantage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1200, from O.Fr.
conquerre, from V.L.
*conquærere (for L.
conquirere) "to search for, procure," from L.
com- intensive prefix +
quærere "to seek, acquire."
Conquistador is 1830, from Sp., lit. "conqueror."
2. 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. See: Middle English '
conqueren', Old French '
conquerre'.
Verbs referencing "conquer"
Esperanto
konkeri, Welsh
concro.
Sample Sentences
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Tom sung the words of a well-known Methodist hymn, “ I see a band of spirits bright, That taste the glories there; They all are robed in spotless white, And conquering palms they bear. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ They are all robed in spotless white, And conquering palms they bear. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The gentle, child-like spirit conquered. Cassy sat down by her, put her arm round her neck, stroked her soft, brown hair; and Emmeline then wondered at the beauty of her magnificent eyes, now soft with tears.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] ’ e, Tom ! — ye think, ’ cause I 've let you off before, I don't mean what I say; but, this time, _I 've made up my mind_, and counted the cost. You 've always stood it out again ’ me: now, _I'll conquer ye, or kill ye ! _—one or t ’ other. I'll count every drop of blood there is in you, and take ’ em, one by one, till ye give up ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] one. Having been called in the furnace of injustice and oppression, they have need to bind closer to their hearts that sublime doctrine of love and forgiveness, through which alone they are to conquer, which it is to be their mission to spread over the continent of Africa.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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And let it be remembered that these individuals have thus bravely succeeded in conquering for themselves comparative wealth and social position, in the face of every disadvantage and discouragement. The colored man, by the law of Ohio, cannot be a voter, and, till within a few years, was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)