VICTORY


Meaning of VICTORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vɪktəri ]

( victories)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A victory is a success in a struggle, war, or competition.

Union leaders are heading for victory in their battle over workplace rights.

...the former Welsh rugby union skipper who led Great Britain to victory over France.

≠ defeat

N-VAR

2.

If you say that someone has won a moral victory , you mean that although they have officially lost a contest or dispute, they have succeeded in showing they are right about something.

She said her party had won a moral victory...

PHRASE : N inflects , PHR after v , v-link PHR

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