- triumph
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ great, major, real, remarkable (esp. BrE), resounding▪ memorable▪
The team enjoyed a memorable triumph last night.
▪ little, minor, small▪ eventual, final, ultimate▪ artistic, diplomatic, electoral, military, political▪ personalVERB + TRIUMPH▪ score▪The union scored a triumph in negotiating a minimum wage within the industry.
▪ hail sth as, see sth as▪They hailed the signing of the agreement as a major diplomatic triumph.
▪ celebrate▪ represent▪This result represents a personal triumph for the party leader.
PREPOSITION▪ in triumph▪The leading runner raised his arms in triumph.
▪ triumph against▪their recent triumph against Brazil
▪triumph against seemingly insuperable odds
▪ triumph for▪The match was a personal triumph for Rivaldo.
▪ triumph in▪their triumph in the general election
▪ triumph of▪the triumph of the human spirit
▪ triumph overPHRASES▪ a/sb's moment of triumph▪This was her moment of triumph.
▪ a sense of triumph▪ a/sb's triumph over adversity▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Her victory was hailed as a triumph over adversity.
verbADVERB▪ eventually, finally, ultimately▪ always▪He believes that good will always triumph in the end.
PREPOSITION▪ overPHRASES▪ triumph over adversity▪She was confident that she would ultimately triumph over adversity.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.