{
    "term": "conquer",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "conquer",
            "heSheIt": "conquers"
        },
        "pastSimple": "conquered",
        "pastParticiple": "conquered",
        "ingForm": "conquering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to take control of a country or city and its people by force",
            "sensetop": "conquer somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Normans conquered England in 1066."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great."
                },
                {
                    "text": "conquered territories/subjects/lands"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Roman Empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "War and conflict"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc.",
            "sensetop": "conquer somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to succeed in dealing with or controlling something",
            "sensetop": "conquer something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The only way to conquer a fear is to face it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mount Everest was conquered *(= successfully climbed)* in 1953."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will need to conquer his nerves to progress in this competition."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to become very popular or successful in a place",
            "sensetop": "conquer something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The band is now setting out to conquer the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a British film which could conquer the US market."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒŋkə(r)/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquer__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒŋkəz/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquers__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒŋkəd/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːŋkər/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquer__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːŋkərz/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquers__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːŋkərd/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conquer/xconquering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’."
}