veni, vidi, vici

American  

[wey-nee wee-dee wee-kee, vee-nahy vahy-dahy vahy-sahy, ven-ee vee-dee vee-chee, -see] / ˈweɪ ni ˈwi di ˈwi ki, ˈvi naɪ ˈvaɪ daɪ ˈvaɪ saɪ, ˈvɛn i ˈvi di ˈvi tʃi, -si /

Latin.

1. I came, I saw, I conquered.

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Example Sentences

“I will personally see to it that the Incorrigible children are fed, bathed, and put to bed properly, with a bedtime story read-aloud and a cozy tucking in. Veni, vidi, vici!”

From Literature

SCORING: 130 and above: You like “Gladiator” movies! 70-129: Veni, vidi, vici.

From Los Angeles Times

It read: “VDVICI,” an abbreviation for the triumphant words Julius Caesar is supposed to have once written to the Roman Senate, “veni, vidi, vici” — Latin for “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

From Seattle Times

My server at the pizzeria where I dined, a jovial young man, had a tattoo on his arm: veni, vidi, vici.

From New York Times

“To the light-heavyweight title -- veni, vidi, vici,” he tweeted, using the Latin phrase of “I came, I saw, I conquered” attributed to Julius Caesar.

From Fox News