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.

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

How to pronounce prevailing?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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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. Ammar Ammar:

   Due to the prevailing security situation and as no system is set in place for handling dead bodies, the LRCS conduct these activities as an auxiliary to the authorities, their role is limited to the collection and transfer of dead bodies to the competent authorities.

2. Jeff Weaver:

   We ended up prevailing.

3. Tina Fordham:

   Even though... I've been writing about magical thinking in politics and anticipating all of this -- I too am astonished that reason is not prevailing.

4. Mike Petters:

   Cooler heads have a way of prevailing on something like this.

5. Steve Vladeck:

   The Supreme Court's procedural order not only wipes away two lower court rulings, but it also orders dismissal of the entire dispute -- leaving for some other time resolution of the many questions Trump's conduct raised about The Emoluments Clause, ordinarily, The Supreme Court pursues such a step only when the prevailing party moots a case while the appeal is pending -- as opposed to here, where the disputes became moot because Trump's term ended.

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