Definitions for prevailing
prɪˈveɪ lɪŋpre·vail·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prevailingadjective

   Predominant; of greatest force.

   The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.

2. prevailingadjective

   Prevalent, common, widespread.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Kim Jong:

   The prevailing situation where a great war for national reunification is at hand requires all the KPA (Korean People's Army) units to become (elite) Guard Units fully prepared for war politically and ideologically, in military technique and materially.

2. Alistair McLean:

   Mountains and favorable prevailing winds combine to create some of northern Scandinavia's most cloud-free skies.

3. Jeff Weaver:

   They wanted to make some last-minute changes to the debate. We obviously wanted to keep the format to what had been agreed to and I think people on our staff argued vigorously to that and were successful, we ended up prevailing.

4. 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?'.

5. Royal Dutch Shell:

   The evaluation concluded that for Shell, the development of the project does not fit with the company's strategy, particularly in the economic climate prevailing in the energy industry.

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