victory
noun /ˈvɪktəri/
/ˈvɪktəri/
[countable, uncountable] (plural victories)
Idioms - success in a game, an election, a war, etc.
- to win a narrow victory
- The outcome left both sides claiming victory.
- an election victory
- Neither side is strong enough to achieve a military victory.
- victory in something a decisive/landslide victory in the election
- She is confident of victory in Saturday's final.
- victory over somebody/something The team are celebrating a 3–2 victory over Poland.
- victory against somebody/something He hopes to lead his side to victory against Australia.
- victory for somebody/something The case is being seen as a victory for freedom of speech.
- a victory speech/celebration/parade
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2, War and conflictb2, Sports: other sportsb2- A goal in the final seconds of the game sealed their victory.
- Any mistake by the Democrats could deliver a Republican victory.
- Bush barely eked out a victory in 2000.
- He saw it as a small victory over the increasingly repressive policies.
- He surprised the nation with an upset victory over the incumbent leader.
- His party won a landslide victory in the elections.
- Of their nine consecutive victories, five have been at home.
- She made a victory sign with her two fingers.
- The Dutch champions were denied victory in a tough 2–2 draw at Porto.
- The England cricket team has tasted victory for the first time this season.
- The Hungarians pulled off a surprise victory against the Italian champions.
- The army won the decisive victory that changed the course of the war.
- The case was hailed as a victory for the common man.
- The winners took a victory lap after the race.
- They would do anything to ensure victory for themselves.
- They would do whatever lay in their power to ensure victory for themselves.
- This series of bloodless victories won him widespread domestic support.
- Union leaders hailed the socialists' victory as a huge step forward.
- a 98 000-vote victory margin
- a victory against Fascism
- their resounding victory over England
- Chelmsford finished 10 runs short of victory.
- It represented a significant political victory for Williamson.
- Neither side has yet claimed outright victory.
- The team is aiming for a hat-trick of victories in Germany this weekend.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- famous
- glorious
- …
- achieve
- capture
- clinch
- …
- celebration
- parade
- party
- …
- victory against
- victory for
- victory over
- …
- snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French victorie, from Latin victoria.
Idioms
roar, romp, sweep, etc. to victory
- to win something easily
- He swept to victory in the final of the championship.
- Labour swept to victory in the 1945 election.
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
- to win something even though it seemed up until the last moment that you would lose The idiom is often reversed for humorous effect to show that a person or team were expected to win, but then lost at the last moment, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.