veni, vidi, vici

Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī; literally: I came, I saw, I conquered. From vēnī (“I came”), the first person perfect tense form of veniō (“I come”) + vīdī (“I saw”), the first person perfect tense form of videō (“I see”) + vīcī (“I conquered”), the first person perfect tense form of vincō (“I conquer, I defeat”).

Coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈveɪniː ˈviːdiː ˈviːt͡ʃiː/, (Latinistic) /ˈweɪniː ˈwiːdiː ˈwiːkiː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛni ˈvidi ˈvit͡ʃi/

veni, vidi, vici

1. Used to refer to belligerence.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:veni, vidi, vici.

From vēnī (“I came”) the first person perfect tense form of veniō (“I come”) + vīdī (“I saw”) the first person perfect tense form of videō (“I see”) + vīcī (“I conquered”) the first person perfect tense form of vincō (“I conquer, I defeat”). Coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.niː ˈu̯iː.diː ˈu̯iː.kiː/, [ˈu̯eːniː ˈu̯iːd̪iː ˈu̯iːkiː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ni ˈvi.di ˈvi.t͡ʃi/, [ˈvɛːni ˈviːd̪i ˈviːt͡ʃi]
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vēnī vīdī vīcī

1. I came, I saw, I conquered