conquer
verb (used with object)
to acquire by force of arms; win in war.
had conquered
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past perfectof conquer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The man who had conquered soccer was showing the crowd that he might just be a chess master too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
My family recently attended a gathering with other retinoblastoma survivors, from toddlers to adults who had conquered the disease decades earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
By 327BC, Alexander the Great had conquered the region and married a Bactrian woman named Roxana, after defeating the Achaemenid ruler.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
King wasn't always standing tall and proud with his arms folded across his chest as if he had conquered the world.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2024
That night at dinner the exasperating buzzing of the singsong had conquered the sound of the rain.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
