# victory

Pronunciation: say "VIK-tuh-ree" /ˈvɪk.tə.ɹi/

## Noun

1. The state of having won a battle or contest, or of having succeeded in an effort.
   - Simple: Success in a game, fight, or contest, or in something you try to do.
   - _The general's victory ended years of bitter fighting._
   - _Her victory in the election surprised nearly every analyst._

## Interjection

2. Shouted to spur someone toward success, or to celebrate a triumph.
   - Simple: Said to cheer someone on, or to celebrate a win.
   - _"Victory!" the captain roared, and the whole line surged forward behind him._
   - _Victory! The climbers have reached the summit at last!_

## Verb

3. To beat or prevail over an opponent or obstacle. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To defeat an opponent or overcome something that stands in your way.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — The noun comes from Middle English "victorie," borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French from Latin "victōria" ("victory"), which was built from "victor" ("champion, winner, conqueror") plus a suffix forming feminine abstract nouns. The Latin root ultimately goes back to Proto-Indo-European "*weyk-" ("to overcome"), and the word displaced the Middle English "siȝe."
**Meaning 3** — The verb is built on the Latin noun "victōria" (see etymology 1): Medieval Latin made "victōriāre" and Old French "victorier," and one or the other gave Middle English "victorien" ("to overcome, vanquish").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/victory (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).