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1. (v.i.) prevail
to be widespread or current; exist generally.
2. prevail
to appear or occur as the most important or frequent feature or element; predominate.
3. prevail
to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usu. fol. by over):
to prevail over one's enemies.
4. prevail
to succeed; become dominant; win out.
5. prevail
to use persuasion or inducement successfully (usu. fol. by on or upon):
Can you prevail on him to go?
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L praevalēre=prae-pre - +valēre to be strong; cf. prevalent)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
2. (verb) prevail, hold, obtain
be valid, applicable, or true
"This theory still holds"
3. (verb) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
continue to exist
"These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
4. (verb) prevail, triumph
prove superior
"The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
5. (verb) prevail
use persuasion successfully
"He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
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1. (verb) prevail
to win or have the most influence
hopes that peace will prevail; Bailey prevailed over his main rival in the 100m.
2. prevail
to be common or usual
During the early 20th century racism prevailed in Europe and America.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) prevail
to overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against
2. (verb) prevail
to be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day
3. (verb) prevail
to persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait
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Sense: (with over or against ) to win or succeed
With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end.
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 Afrikaans: oorwin |
 Arabic: يَنْتَصِر على، يَتَغَلَّب |
 Bulgarian: побеждавам |
 Brazilian: triunfar |
 Czech: zvítězit |
 German: die Oberhand gewinnen |
 Danish: sejre |
 Greek: υπερισχύω |
 Spanish: prevalecer, imponerse |
 Estonian: võitu saama |
 Farsi: چیره شدن؛ موفق شدن |
 Finnish: voittaa |
 French: l'emporter (de, sur) |
 Hebrew: לְנָצֵח |
 Hindi: जीतना |
 Croatian: prevladati, pobijediti |
 Hungarian: győzedelmeskedik |
 Indonesian: menang |
 Icelandic: sigra |
 Italian: prevalere |
 Japanese: 打ち勝つ |
 Korean: 성공하다 |
 Lithuanian: įveikti, nugalėti |
 Latvian: uzvarēt; gūt virsroku |
 Malay: menang |
 Dutch: zegevieren |
 Norwegian: seire, vinne |
 Polish: zwyciężyć |
 Persian: موفق شدن |
 Pashto: برى موندل |
 Portuguese: triunfar |
 Romanian: aînvinge |
 Russian: одолеть; (вос)торжествова |
 Slovak: zvíťaziť |
 Slovenian: prevladati |
 Serbian: prevagnuti |
 Swedish: segra |
 Thai: ชนะ |
 Turkish: yenmek; baskın çıkmak |
 Taiwanese: 勝(過)，優勝，獲勝 |
 Ukrainian: переважати; превалювати |
 Urdu: غالب ہونا، کام ياب ہونا |
 Vietnamese: chiếm ưu thế |
 Chinese: 胜（过），优胜，获胜 |
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