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# conquer

verb (conquer, conquers, conquered, conquering); nouns: conqueror, conquest

«conquer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#m1)
2. To conquer a problem or a fear means to deal with it successfully and beat it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#m2)
3. To conquer a mountain means to climb to the top of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#m3)
4. To conquer a place can also mean to become very popular there: «The band conquered America». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history lessons: the Romans conquered much of Britain, the Normans conquered England, the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas — history shows both the winners and the people who lost their land. In personal stories and PSHE: «conquer your fears», like learning to swim. Phrases: «divide and conquer» (split enemies or a big problem into parts), «conquer a fear», «William the Conqueror», «the conquest of…».

### Examples

- The Romans conquered most of Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x1)
- William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x2)
- Maya finally conquered her fear of the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x3)
- They conquered the mountain in three days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x4)
- The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x5)
- Divide and conquer: break the big problem into small steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x6)
- Her song conquered the charts all over the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x7)
- How did you manage to conquer it?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: conquered (one r before -ed). Spelling trap: «qu» after «con», and the ending is «-er» (conquer), not «-or»; but the person is a «conqueror» (-or). Say KONG-ker.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conquer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conquer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conquer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conquer.html) on Mova free.