reconquer

American  

[ree-kawng-ker] / riˈkɔŋ kər /

verb (used with object)

reconquers, present (3rd person singular) reconquered, past participle, past reconquering present participle

1. to conquer again.

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Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has reconquered
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have reconquered
  perfect
• have been reconquering
  perfect progressive
• has been reconquering
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• reconquers
  singular 3rd person
• are reconquering
  progressive
• am reconquering
  progressive 1st person singular
• reconquering
  participle
• is reconquering
  progressive 3rd person singular

Past

• had reconquered
  perfect
• was reconquering
  progressive singular
• had been reconquering
  perfect progressive
• reconquered
  simple
• reconquered
  participle
• were reconquering
  progressive plural

Future

• will reconquer
  simple
• will have reconquered
  perfect
• will be reconquering
  progressive
• will have been reconquering
  perfect progressive

Example Sentences

So how would I spend a mammoth bankroll of donor cash to reconquer our unruly, downwardly mobile American males?

From Slate • May 21, 2025

Reconquista takes its name from the successful effort by Christian leaders to reconquer vast parts of the Iberian peninsula from its Islamic rulers and expel Muslims during the Middle Ages.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

The whole Vietnamese people, animated by a common purpose, are determined to fight to the bitter end against any attempt by the French colonialists to reconquer the country.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

"In the AD910s, around the time this coin was struck, you've got King Edward the Elder moving east and north to reconquer East Anglia, which the Vikings held since they did-in King Edmund."

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

Having a giant at my side to help me reconquer Lyttyrboks.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth