lui vinceva

was winning, used to win

→ vincere
vinc to win + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,381
was winning, used to win The imperfect form can describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
IT: A quel gioco vinceva sempre mia sorella.
EN: My sister always used to win at that game.
Conjugation of vincere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third vinceva —

Vinceva.

He/She was winning.

— Amores perros (2000)

E chi vinceva?

And who won?

— Conclave (2024)

Sì, vinceva.

Yes, he was winning.

— F1 - Il film (2025)

Poteva anche durare una notte intera e alla fine uno vinceva.

It could even last all night and in the end one person would win.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

E vinceva?

And did he win?

— F1 - Il film (2025)