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vince
to conquer, to defeat /ˈvin.tʃe/
verb#2695 most common
Also: to overcome, to vanquish, to win over
Example sentences
Ea vince.
She wins.
El vince ușor la șah.
He wins easily at chess.
Echipa noastră vince mereu.
Our team always wins.
Se spune că binele vince răul.
It is said that good conquers evil.
Doar cel care crede în sine vince greutățile vieții.
Only someone who believes in himself conquers life's hardships.
În scrierile Școlii Ardelene, verbul „a vince” apare rar, preferat fiindu-i dubletul mai obișnuit „a învinge”.
In the writings of the Transylvanian School, the verb "a vince" appears rarely, since its more common doublet "a învinge" was preferred.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | vinc | vincui | voi vince |
| 2sg | vinci | vincuși | vei vince |
| 3sg | vince | vincu | va vince |
| 1pl | vincem | vincurăm | vom vince |
| 2pl | vinceți | vincurăți | veți vince |
| 3pl | vinc | vincură | vor vince |
Word family
învingeto defeat, overcomeconvingeto convince
învingătorwinner, victor
convingereconviction, beliefneînvinsundefeated, invincible
Etymology
Vince comes from Latin vincere, "to conquer, defeat, win." Romanian usually keeps this root wrapped in a prefix, as in a învinge (to defeat) and a convinge (to convince), so the bare form vince stands on its own only rarely. It survives mainly as an archaic or literary variant, sometimes favored by 19th-century Transylvanian scholars who preferred Latin-rooted words over Slavic borrowings.
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