Definitions for prevailing
prɪˈveɪ lɪŋpre·vail·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevailingadjective

   Predominant; of greatest force.

   The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.

2. prevailingadjective

   Prevalent, common, widespread.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prevailingadjective

   Predominant; having most influence.

   Etymology: from prevail.

   Probabilities, which cross men’s appetites and prevailing passions, run the same fate: let never so much probability hang on one side of a covetous man’s reasoning, and money on the other, it is easy to foresee which will outweigh. John Locke.

   Save the friendless infants from oppression;
   Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers,
   And warring angels combat on thy side. Nicholas Rowe.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevailing

   Prevailing refers to something that is most common or widespread, dominant or having superior power or influence, generally accepted or being in effect or use at a particular time. It is something that exists or is present in particular circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prevailing

   of Prevail

2. Prevailingadjective

   having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive

3. Prevailingadjective

   predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion

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How to pronounce prevailing?

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How to say prevailing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prevailing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prevailing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of prevailing in a Sentence

1. Lucio Mozzo:

   I think fear is prevailing. It is fomented by what people hear about crime, and they ask questions like 'how do we manage these people? What will they do? How long will they stay?'.

2. Elie Honig:

   I think Donald Trump has a fairly good chance of prevailing.

3. Jeffrey Olson:

   I’m not talking about car or truck traffic but pollutants that are transported by prevailing winds, for example, pollutants from a coal-fired electrical generating station are carried by prevailing winds long distances away from the plant and have an effect on air quality in a national park or other area downwind from that plant.

4. Neil Sutherland:

   The risk profile of the banking sector will be something of a safe haven from the financial engineering and M&A risk prevailing in other sectors.

5. Michelle Bachelet:

   There were limitations, especially given the prevailing Covid restrictions. I was accompanied by government officials throughout the visit to Xinjiang, i was not able to speak to any Uygurs currently detained or their families during the visit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prevailing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prevailing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prevailing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevailing
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prevailing