Meaning
to win
- to beat, defeat
- to overcome
In a sentence
Abbiamo vinto la partita per un solo punto.
We won the game by just one point.
Vuoi vincere questa gara?
Do you want to win this race?
Loro vogliono vincere la partita.
They want to win the match.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vincere | infinitive |
| vinciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vinco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vincete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vinci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vince | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vincevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vincevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vincevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vincevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vincevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vinceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vincemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vinsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vinceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vincesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vinsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vinse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vinceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vincerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vincerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vincerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vinceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vincerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vinciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vinciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vincessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vincessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vinceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vincessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vincessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vincesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vinceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vincerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vincereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vinceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vincerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vinciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vincete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vinci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vincendo | gerund |
| vinto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'vincere' for competitions or battles; 'sconfiggere' is more forceful (e.g., wars).
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho vinto), not 'essere'. Past participle agrees only if direct object precedes.
- Informal: 'vincere' can mean 'to be convincing' (e.g., 'Mi hai vinto!' = 'You’ve convinced me!').
- past participle vinto