Definitions for prevailingprɪˈveɪ lɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pre•vail•ingprɪˈveɪ lɪŋ(adj.)
most frequent; predominant:
prevailing winds.
generally current:
the prevailing opinion.
having superior power or influence.
Origin of prevailing:
1580–90
pre•vail′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife(adj)
most frequent or common
"prevailing winds"
Wiktionary
prevailing(Adjective)
Predominant; of greatest force.
The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.
prevailing(Adjective)
Prevalent, common, widespread.
Webster Dictionary
Prevailing(u)
of Prevail
Prevailing(adj)
having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive
Prevailing(adj)
predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion
Translations for prevailing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- heersendAfrikaans
- سائِدArabic
- преобладаващBulgarian
- predominantePortuguese (BR)
- převládajícíCzech
- vorherrschendGerman
- mest hyppigeDanish
- επικρατέστερος, συχνότεροςGreek
- predominanteSpanish
- ülekaalus (olev)Estonian
- متداولFarsi
- vallitsevaFinnish
- dominantFrench
- רוּחַ שַׁלֶטֶתHebrew
- अकसर आने वालाHindi
- nejčešćiCroatian
- uralkodóHungarian
- paling seringIndonesian
- ríkjandiIcelandic
- dominanteItalian
- 主なJapanese
- 지배적인Korean
- vyraujantisLithuanian
- dominējošs; valdošsLatvian
- lazimMalay
- heersendDutch
- rådendeNorwegian
- przeważającyPolish
- مروجPersian
- مروجPashto
- predominantePortuguese
- dominantRomanian
- преобладающийRussian
- prevládajúciSlovak
- prevladujočSlovenian
- preovlađujućiSerbian
- rådande, förhärskandeSwedish
- ซึ่งมีบ่อยThai
- düzenli, her zaman olanTurkish
- 佔優勢的，主要的Chinese (Trad.)
- пануючийUkrainian
- بار بار آنے والاUrdu
- thường xuyên nhấtVietnamese
- 占优势的，主要的Chinese (Simp.)
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