triumph

«triumph» in Mova's school dictionary: a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a triumph, triumphs; triumph — uncountable); verb (triumph, triumphs, triumphed, triumphing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A triumph is a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph. tree →

2) Triumph is the great joy or pride you feel when you win or succeed. tree →

3) To triumph is to win, succeed or beat something difficult: good triumphs over evil. tree →

4) (history) In ancient Rome, a triumph was a grand parade through the city to honour a winning general. tree →

sense in the lessons

Stories: a story often ends with the hero's triumph; «good triumphs over evil» is a common theme. History: Roman triumphs; the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Everyday: «a triumph of teamwork». Phrases: «in triumph», «triumph over», «a shout of triumph».

examples

• The school play was a triumph. tree →
• She raised the cup in triumph. tree →
• Good triumphed over evil in the end. tree →
• Climbing the mountain was a personal triumph. tree →
• He gave a shout of triumph. tree →
• The Roman general rode through the city in a triumph. tree →
• They triumphed against the odds. tree →
• It was his hour of triumph. tree →

note

Said «TRY-umf». Adjectives: triumphant (feeling or showing triumph), triumphal (to celebrate a triumph: a triumphal arch). Spelling: ph sounds like f.

In the corpora

• O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me.
• By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
• O clap your hands, all ye peoples; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «triumph» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.