lui vincesse

won

→ vincere
vinc to win + ess imperfect subjunctive + e third-person singular subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,093
won Used in the subjunctive; often translated as “would win” in context.
IT: Speravo che vincesse la partita.
EN: I hoped she would win the game.
Conjugation of vincere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third vincesse —

Io mi aspettavo che Tom vincesse.

I expected Tom to win.

Vorremmo che lui vincesse la partita.

We would like him to win the match.

Speravo che vincesse lei.

I was hoping she would win.

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Mary disse che si aspettava che Tom vincesse.

Mary said she expected Tom to win.

Mettiamo che allora Mark Kerr vincesse?

What if Mark Kerr won then?

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Kumud, e se vincesse una volta?

Kumud, what if he won for once?

— देवदास (2002)