triumph



*better of someone

 and *the best of someone
triumph over someone. (*Typically: get ~; have ~.) Bill got the best of John in the boxing match. I tried to get the better of Tom in the golf match, but he won anyway.
See also: better, of

triumph over someone or something

to achieve victory over someone or something. Our team triumphed over all the others. Our army triumphed over theirs.
See also: triumph

triumph over

v.
To defeat someone or something, especially in a noteworthy contest: By the end of the movie, good triumphs over evil and everybody is happy.
See also: triumph

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Murdag-Scottish
AllenAL-ən (English)English, Scottish
NolaNO-ləEnglish, Irish
Demetrius[də'mi:triəs]
Falk-German
NadeŽDa-Slovak, Serbian, Latvian