Polyglot Dictionary

vencer

/benˈseɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
venzo
preterite (yo)
vencí
past participle
vencido

Meaning

  1. to defeat

    • Venció a su rival.

      He defeated his rival.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

derrotar

derrotar and vencer are close synonyms for "to defeat"; vencer also means "to overcome" more broadly, like an obstacle or an expiring deadline.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

derrotar

derrotar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to defeat."

Practice

1 What does vencer mean?

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